Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes

Junyu Zhang; Miriam  Sturdee; Iain Angus Oliver; Perin Joy Westerhof Nyman; Jacquie Aitken; Alan Henry David Miller

Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes

Junyu Zhang, Miriam Sturdee, Iain Angus Oliver, Perin Joy Westerhof Nyman, Jacquie Aitken, Alan Henry David Miller

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Abstract

Characters in immersive environments have the potential to enrich user experience, improving engagement with heritage and in so doing benefiting heritage organisations and their communities. Creating authentic digital scenes based upon survey, archaeological and historical data, enables communities and their visitors to understand the past better. Yet often historical reconstructions appear empty, focused on the landscape and architecture, yet omitting animals, people and associated intangible heritage. We demonstrate the potential of enriching these reconstructions with the detail of lives past.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Heritage 2025 - 4th International Congress & Expo (DH25)
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 18 Jun 2025
Event	Digital Heritage 2025: 4th International Congress & Expo - Siena, Italy Duration: 8 Sept 2025 → 13 Sept 2025 Conference number: 4 https://digitalheritage2025.unisi.it/

Conference

Conference	Digital Heritage 2025
Abbreviated title	DH25
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Siena
Period	8/09/25 → 13/09/25
Internet address	https://digitalheritage2025.unisi.it/

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Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes

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