## 4 Discussion
### Frameworks for CH Application Development, Design, and Evaluation  
CH XR application development requires a clear framework for planning design and evaluation studies, and careful coordination, ensuring alignment with project and product end goals and the user needs and expectations at all development stages. While the future of XR in CH preservation and sharing is undeniably promising, further investigation and \begin{table}
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**Stakeholder** & **Role in Development** & **Involvement** \\ \hline Museum Curators and Cultural Institutions & Preserve and share CH; attract broader audiences & Provide content; validate authenticity; guide XR design \\ \hline Tourism and Hospitality Providers & Enhance visitor experiences; increase tourism & Integrate XR in travel; offer NFT-linked services \\ \hline XR Technology Developers & Create and maintain the technical infrastructure & Develop apps, blockchain, NFT platforms \\ \hline Local Interactive CH Developers and economy & Promote regional heritage and economy & Design interactive experiences; collaborate locally \\ \hline Teachers of CH & Educate about CH & Use XR in classrooms; promote access \\ \hline Students and Homeschoolers & Primary educational users & Engage in XR learning; offer feedback \\ \hline Parents and Homeschoolers & Introduce children to CH in a fun and interactive manner & Promote family use by gamified museum tours and AR-enhanced travel \\ \hline Amateur CH Enthusiasts & Explore and contribute to CH preservation through digital tools & Join XR projects; use NFTs for engagement \\ \hline Local Artisans and Businesses & Promote culture; create revenue & Produce physgital items; NFT artwork \\ \hline Policy Makers and CH Managers & Ensure legal and ethical compliance & Provide preservation guidelines; revenue ethics \\ \hline Environmental Advocates & Promote sustainable tech & Advocate for low-energy XR technologies/sustainable blockchain methods \\ \hline Homeschool Educators & Provide cultural education tools & Use XR in non-traditional curricula \\ \hline Tourists & End-users seeking unique and memorable cultural experiences. & Use XR before/during/after visits \\ \hline Cultural Storytellers and Historians & Narrate cultural stories & Ensure cultural accuracy; co-create narratives \\ \hline NFT Collectors and Blockchain Enthusiasts & Invest and support via NFTs & Trade, fund, and promote CH via tokens \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 9: Stakeholders for the development of hybrid online-offline DCH XR tourism and hospitality experiences. guidelines are necessary to address the unique issues of the four different scenarios of use for CH XR application, such as preventing oversimplification, misrepresentation, misuse, and other security issues. Additionally, the lack of accessibility for all is an important issue for all of these novel technologies and solutions. Comprehensive methods have been developed for In-Museum scenarios of use, such as the development of the MUSETECH method [117], and the Virtual Museum Transnational Network ([[https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/starc/research-information/completed-projects/v-must-net-virtual-museum-transnational-network.html](https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/starc/research-information/completed-projects/v-must-net-virtual-museum-transnational-network.html)]([https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/starc/research-information/completed-projects/v-must-net-virtual-museum-transnational-network.html](https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/starc/research-information/completed-projects/v-must-net-virtual-museum-transnational-network.html)), accessed on 3 July 2025) for large scale virtual museum design, also known as V-MUST. Further research is needed to understand best practices for the specific needs of In-Home/School CH XR scenarios of use, online CH XR multi-user platform design, and hybrid pre-visit, on-location, and post-visit CH XR experience development and evaluation.