  In recent years, we have seen a tenfold increase in volume and complexity of
digital data acquired for cultural heritage documentation. Meanwhile, open data
and open science have become leading trends in digital humanities. The
convergence of those two parameters compels us to deliver, in an interoperable
fashion, datasets that are vastly heterogeneous both in content and format and,
moreover, in such a way that they fit the expectation of a broad array of
researchers and an even broader public audience. Tackling those issues is one
of the main goal of the "HeritageS" digital platform project supported by the
"Intelligence des Patrimoines" research program. This platform is designed to
allow research projects from many interdisciplinary fields to share, integrate
and valorize cultural and natural heritage datasets related to the Loire
Valley. In this regard, one of our main project is the creation of the
"Renaissance Transmedia Lab". Its core element is a website which acts as a hub
to access various interactive experiences linked to project about the
Renaissance period: augmented web-documentary, serious game, virtual reality,
3D application. We expect to leverage those transmedia experiences to foster
better communication between researchers and the public while keeping the
quality of scientific discourse. By presenting the current and upcoming
productions, we intend to share our experience with other participants:
preparatory work and how we cope with researchers to produce, in concertation,
tailor-made experiences that convey the desired scientific discourse while
remaining appealing to the general public.
