Bridging the Gap: Using Mobile Augmented Reality to Reconnect Museum Artifacts at Lofotr Viking Museum in Norway with Their Original Contexts
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.229 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8362
Language: English
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Submitted on: Jun 10, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2026
Published on: Apr 29, 2026
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