What role do Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) play in engaging visitors of cultural heritage? Can we design for 3D reconstructions to be part of the visit rather than separated experiences?

This research forms part of Petrelli’s enquiry into the human interaction with extra-large data sets and the design of visual mechanisms to support the user in making meaning out of millions of entities

Digital technologies in heritage sites and museums are generally understood to be screen-based and more recently applications for the visitors’ phone.

Imagine you were a museum professional and had a toolkit to create interactive installations in a matter of hours rather than months: what would you make?

This research explores how complex technologies can be made accessible to non-technical heritage professionals empowering them to design personalised interactive visitor experiences.