Since 2018, we have used VR headsets to Present our panorama tours of cultural heritage sites around the world to Hundreds of students. Using an application I developed, the instructor navigates the tour on their computer, and the panoramas are instantly broadcast to the student's headsets so that they can focus solely on discussion and observation.
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Thanks to Prof. Stephen Murray and a choir of wonderful singers, I was able to combine the striking imagery of our panoramas with a musical performance recorded in the cathedral itself. Three simultaneous recordings were made at the location of the panoramas so that the user hears the choir from their vantage point as they move. This project showcased the importance of the space's architecture, emphasizing the resonance and reverberation of voices within different areas of the cathedral.
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In the wake of the disaster at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris in 2019, I drew from our resources to create a thorough tour of the structure before the fire. This tour is currently featured on the Friends of Notre-Dame website and is used to solicit public donations for the reconstruction fund.
I also worked with Prof. Stephen Murray to create narrated tours of the Cathedrals of Paris and Amiens. Users are able to move through the buildings with Imagery, Audio, and narrative descriptions.
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While in Greece in support of our excavations at Onchestos in 2017, I was able to partner with the Archaeological Museum of Thebes to create a comprehensive Panorama Tour of their exhibitions. This tour is featured on their website as an open access virtual visit.