THE ROLE OF BUILT HERITAGE WITHIN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITY GAMES

Abstract

Looking at heritage and considering it as a relevant piece for education is currently part of different narratives, whether of educational, cultural, political, or even legal nature. The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of heritage and its implications for education for sustainability, using technology as a facilitator. Through a narrative literature review, an analysis is made of the concept of heritage, with special focus on the concept of built heritage and its connection to education, as a learning space, and of its role in the development of competences related to education for sustainability, with technology assuming an aggregating role. It was found that although the important role that built heritage has for the development of the human being, there is still limited literature and research about this. We also saw the important role that technology plays in exploring these areas, particularly through a Mobile Augmented Reality Learning in an App. Since the Augmented Reality contents, the mobile educational game and the EduCITY App itself, are still under development, this document is an exercise of theoretical development. As final remarks it is possible to assume the effective connection of heritage and its role to the development of education for sustainability, taking advantage of the potentialities of technology as Mobile Augmented Reality Learning. Despite this recognition, research on the articulation of these concepts is still underdeveloped, and this paper seeks to contribute to the deepening these fields of human development and their connections.