Cultureaction! An Interaction and Experience Design Project to Explore San Marino’s Historic Center as a Living Archive.

Design-driven approaches can transform cultural heritage sites into dynamic, engaging archives that bridge tangible and intangible heritage. The 'Cultureaction!' project in San Marino's historic center demonstrates this by using interactive installations, including a device called Iride, to reveal hidden historical layers through multisensory experiences. These installations enhance visitors' cognitive and emotional connections with local stories, offering a model for small historic towns to replicate. By integrating digital technology with community memory, the project reimagines archives as evolving cultural engagement sites, highlighting design's potential in preserving heritage dynamically rather than statically.

Gasparotto, S. (2026). Cultureaction! An Interaction and Experience Design Project to Explore San Marino’s Historic Center as a Living Archive. DRS 2026: Edinburgh. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.575