Virtual Laranjeiras: potentiality of digital technologies in heritage education

Abstract

This paper presents the partial results of an ongoing research at the Federal University of Sergipe´s Center for Architecture and Urbanism, and refers to the construction of a virtual learning environment directed to heritage education in the historic town of Laranjeiras, located in Sergipe, Brazil. In this context, we proposed an information system to manage and promote the city's architectural heritage, and to that end we chose appropriate digital technologies to provide information with the perspective for managing those assets of this heritage; thus, providing information to an audience of professionals that will develop projects in the region, and disseminating the city´s architectural heritage to the general public.