Héctor López-Carral is a postdoctoral researcher at Radboud University, working on neurotechnology and digital humanities. His research focuses on intelligent and interactive systems, developing methods to personalize the user experience by combining computational methods with the latest research on cognitive science.

Héctor and Aliisa Råmark are investigating the use and impact of advanced digital tools for the continuation of collective Holocaust memory, considering the current post-witness era. As physical witness accounts have previously been a crucial part of Heritage related to Nazi Persecution (HNP) education, how do we authenticate the lived experiences of Nazi persecution survivors after their department?

In this paper we will describe the methods our research will use to measure the impact that visual details, critical narratives and content individualisation have on digital Historical and Cultural Learning (HCL) of the HNP and preliminary primary results of this approach. This collaborative Future Memory research project within the overarching MEMORISE project focuses on developing further and evaluating an interactive exploration platform implementing a 3D off-site and Augmented Reality (AR) in-situ visualisation of former Nazi camps for HNP education. Our pilot study seeks to answer what are the effects of experiencing differences in visual details in a virtual reconstruction of Camp Westerbork on initial impressions,  authenticity and usability? We will discuss results of our study from conducted through two expert focus groups.