208_el-mahdy_abstract_bio.pdf
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… of information that can be narrated, presented, and documented differently with the appearance of digital tools. With the important role of photography and storytelling in introducing us to know our history, millions of images are taken during the visit of heritage sites and historical buildings, yet they are rarely used for documentation. However, the new documentation tools started to increase the user interactivity with these sites, buildings, and monuments scale. The role of these tools does not stop at the documentation phase, but it spread to include the user as an active not just as a passive role, where the tools go deep to reach the visitors' minds and stay in their memory. For instance, photography, photogrammetry, 3D laser scan, and augmented reality, are tools that started to take a role in interactively preserving the cultural heritage. After Notre Dame cathedral fire, we …