Derives from the concept of “Sense of Presence”, which refers to the idea of “being there” of an individual placed in a virtual environment. In practice, it is a way of expressing an internal perception of the environment and ourselves in relation to it, depending on various factors: physical immersion, perceptual realism, naturalness of the interaction, emotional involvement, attention, unconscious reactions, etc. Cultural Presence stresses the contextual, social and symbolic, communicational aspects of presence, and also, implicitly, a learning aim. Through interaction and collaboration, presence becomes a being, not only physically but also culturally, there and then.

The term “Cyber Museum”, is often confused with [Virtual Museum]. the traditional definition describes a Cyber Museum as “a logically related collection of digital objects composed in a variety of media which, through its connectivity and its multi-accessible nature, lends itself to transcending traditional methods of communicating and interacting with visitors.; it has no real place or space; its objects and the related information can be disseminated all over the world”. This definition probably derived from the newly-born examples of “Virtual” applications and it appears somehow misinterpreting. Likely according to McKenzie, in these museums, it is expressed the synergistic effect of classical and online museum with a slight tilt toward the domination of the classical museum.

a Virtual Museum characterized by a mode of communication in which eventsdigital preservation, monuments, artifacts, artworks, customs or beliefs are defined, described and interpreted by a "Sender" who aims at informing and making aware the "Receiver". Description or Exposition may also rely on schematic/ conceptual representations via charts, concept maps, ontologies, outlines, etc... This mode of communication also refers to the organized presentation of items displayed in the form of Exhibitions (temporary or permanent).

refers to interaction with an application which is facilitated through the use of an input device, such as, but not limited to: keyboard, pointing devices (mouse), composite devices (game controllers, Wiimote), video and imaging input devices (webcam, motion sensor, scanner), and/or audio input devices (microphone).

Any collection or defined set of digital objects/data that are made available via online shareable platform organized by a collection management systems and/or website on a non-temporary basis for the purpose of preservation and/or enhanced access. Digital collections use new formats, licensed contents, and third-party information over which the library has little or no direct curatorial control. 

See [Digital Museum]. It involves a real or virtual location for a special digital collection or defining set of digital objects, on a temporary base.

See [Digital Collection]. It involves a real or virtual location for the digital collection or defining set of digital objects, on a permanent base.

A general term used for the body of digital material, includes digital files, both online and offline, born-digital and digitised

See [preservation]

see also below [3d Reconstructed model]

A mode of communication where the "Sender" delivers a message/information by reconstructing and presenting events, novel stories, actions and items in a capturing and engaging way so as to directly and deeply involve the "receiver".

The term edutainment was used as early as 1948 by The Walt Disney Company to describe the True Life Adventures series. The noun edutainment is a neologistic portmanteau used by Robert Heyman in 1973 while producing documentaries for the National Geographic Society. It was also used by Dr. Chris Daniels in 1975 to encapsulate the theme of his Millennium Project. This project later became known as The Elysian World Project.  To Buckingham and Scanlon (2000) “Edu-tainment”, is a hybrid genre that relies heavily on visual material, on narrative or game-like formats, and on more informal, less didactic styles of address. The purpose of edutainment is to attract and hold the attention of the learners by engaging their emotions through visual stimuli full of vividly coloured animations. It involves an interactive pedagogy and, in Buckingham et al’s words, totally depends on an obsessive insistence that learning is inevitably “fun”. Educational entertainment is any entertainment content that is designed to educate as well as to amuse. Content with a high degree of both educational and entertainment value is known as edutainment. Edutainment is a growing paradigm within the museum community. This approach emphasizes fun and enjoyment, potentially at the expense of educational content (Zühal Okan, 2003) 

concerns VM applications that provide additional or complementary information to a non-virtual museum

A virtual museum concerned with Ethnography and having major collections in Ethnology or Anthropology. More in depth, Ethnography may be defined as both a qualitative research process or method (one conducts an ethnography) and product (the outcome of this process is an ethnography) whose aim is cultural interpretation.

A mode of communication in which events, monuments, artifacts, customs or beliefs are defined, described and interpreted by a "Sender" who aims at informing and making aware the "Receiver". Exposition may also rely on schematic/conceptual representations via charts, concept maps, ontologies, outlines, etc... The exposition mode of communication also refers to the organized presentation of items displayed in the form of exhibitions (temporary or permanent).

Gamification is using game-based mechanics, aesthetics and game thinking to engage people, motivate action, promote learning, and solve problems

a type of interaction that allows users to communicate with a digital system using gestures. A gesture can here be defined as any human movement that conveys meaningful information, such as waving with the hand or raising the eye brows. With gesture-based interaction it is often easier to achieve a more natural and intuitive user interface compared to for example device-based interaction using mouse and keyboard. It includes [Touch-user Inteface] and [Tangible User Interface]