REWIND: Interactive Cognitive Artefacts for Lost Landmarks Rediscovery

Experimentation of geolocated interactive artefacts allows us the simulation of a journey through time, thanks to urban contextualization of 3D digital models. These simulations promote construction of communicative artefacts that can be created with free tools (web-based) and dissemination of these artefacts using free platforms (Google Maps/Street View9), opening new possibilities for disseminating knowledge and enhancing historical heritage. The aim of this contribution is to present the results of experimentation based on use of integrated technologies, accessible in situ and\or remotely for historical landscape representation. Majolica domes in Naples are the research topic that, starting from best-known churches designed by Frà Nuvolo (S. Maria di Costantinopoli and S. Maria alla Sanità), spread in the city, by defining landscape identity. In the past, the covering with majolica tiles was one of the least expensive solutions and therefore frequently used to waterproof extrados after structural consolidation works. On the contrary, in recent times, the original coverings have often been replaced or removed during restoration works. Furthermore, the urban transformations of the historic center have profoundly changed the perceptive look of the landscape by incorporating many of the domes into urban fabric that has become increasingly compact over time. The aim of research is to promote understanding and rediscovery of these lost landmarks through web-based interactive cognitive artefacts, usable in situ or remotely, capable disseminate cultural contents and stimulating the participatory use of heritage, also with pseudo-ludic methods.