Eliciting Educators' Needs on the Design and Application of Augmented Reality Educational Board Games on Cultural Heritage: The case of CHARMap

The education of cultural heritage has been in the spotlight of the academia and the industry. In the scope of teaching about cultural heritage in Greece and China, an Augmented Reality board game, called CHARMap, was created. The game aims at providing at creating intrinsically motivating learning experiences for students and explore possibilities towards a positive impact on educators' adoption of Augmented Reality technologies in learning contexts. This paper presents a pilot study during which primary and high school educators in Greece and China were presented with and explored the functionalities of this Augmented Reality board game. The aim of the study was to explore educators' potential interest and needs regarding the use of an Augmented Reality educational game around Cultural Heritage in their classrooms. The study contributes to the broader academic research body by providing empirical evidence concerning the design, adoption and application of Augmented Reality educational games on cultural heritage in classrooms.