When we decide to develop a new technological solution to a new context to better predict the success of it, understand people’s behaviour and comprehend their intention to use a given technology is essential. But how to do it? A study using a well known model called UTAUT was conducted to undertsand if this model would fit when augmented reality is suggested among archaeoloical sites.
Conimbriga is the largest Roman settlement in Portugal and is well worth visiting on any tour of the country’s central and northern regions. It is classified as a National Monument.
With more than 100.000 visitors per year, the Roman ruins of Conimbriga are the most important archaeological site in Portugal.
My first time in Miróbriga Ruins was to make a presentation related to the use of technologies among archaeological sites. Me and my colleague Alexandino Gonçalves were kindly invited by the archaeologist José Carlos Quaresma, back in 2017. I felt in love with the cultural and nature richness of this archaeological site at first sight and I came back, over and over again.
To develop an acceptance study related to the use of augmented reality in archaeological spaces, I had driven to Tróia. I found myself surrounded by the beauty and quietness of the river estuary, the richness of historical remnants from Roman Empire, and the friendliness of the staff. What a pleasant stay! Let me tell you about this amazing archaeological site.
Classified as a Public Interesting Building since 1948, I had driven to Penafiel to visit Monte Mozinho Castro. On the Northern region of the Country, this Monte Mozinho Hill Fort, also known as Cidade Morta de Penfield (“dead town of Penafiel”), is one of the great archaeological treasures in Portugal.
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