Viking VR: Designing a Virtual Reality Experience for a Museum

Guy Peter Schofield; Gareth Beale; Nicole Eileen Beale; Martin Fell; Dawn Hadley; Jonathan David Hook; Damian Thomas Murphy; Julian Daryl Richards; Lewis Thresh

doi:10.1145/3196709.3196714

Viking VR: Designing a Virtual Reality Experience for a Museum

Guy Peter Schofield, Gareth Beale, Nicole Eileen Beale, Martin Fell, Dawn Hadley, Jonathan David Hook, Damian Thomas Murphy, Julian Daryl Richards, Lewis Thresh

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Abstract

Viking VR is a Virtual Reality exhibit through which viewers can experience the sights and sounds of a 9th Century Viking encampment. Created as part of a major museum exhibition, the experience was developed by an interdisciplinary team consisting of artists, archaeologists, curators and researchers. In this paper, approaches to the design of authentic, informative and compelling VR experiences for Cultural Heritage contexts are discussed. We also explore issues surrounding interaction design for the long-term deployment of VR experiences in museums and discuss the challenges of VR authoring workflows for interdisciplinary teams.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Publisher	ACM
Pages	805-816
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9781450351980
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3196709.3196714
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2018
Event	ACM DIS Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2018 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 9 Jun 2018 → 13 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference	ACM DIS Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2018
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	9/06/18 → 13/06/18

Keywords

Archaeology
Cultural heritage
Digital art
Museums
Virtual reality

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Viking VR: Designing a Virtual Reality Experience for a Museum

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Viking: Rediscover the Legend

Within the walls of York Gaol: Memory, Place and the Immersive Museum

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The Anglo-Saxon and Viking site at Torksey - Soc of Ants

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Viking VR: Designing a Virtual Reality Experience for a Museum

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AHRC Immersive Experiences Brunch at SXSW 2018

Viking: Rediscover the Legend

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Within the walls of York Gaol: Memory, Place and the Immersive Museum

The Digital Creativity Hub

The Anglo-Saxon and Viking site at Torksey - Soc of Ants

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