Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes

Junyu Zhang; Miriam  Sturdee; Alan Miller; Iain Oliver; Jacquie Aitken

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Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes

Junyu Zhang, Miriam Sturdee, Alan Miller, Iain Oliver, Jacquie Aitken

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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 international congress 2025
Subtitle of host publication	8-13 September 2025 \| Siena, Italy
Editors	Stefano Campana, Daniele Ferdani, Holger Graf, Gabriele Guidi, Zackary Hegarty, Sofia Pescarin, Fabio Remondino
Place of Publication	Goslar, Germany
Publisher	The Eurographics Association
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783038682776
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253016
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 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/

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Name	Digital heritage

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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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Zhang, J., Sturdee, M., Miller, A., Oliver, I., & Aitken, J. (2025). Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes. In S. Campana, D. Ferdani, H. Graf, G. Guidi, Z. Hegarty, S. Pescarin, & F. Remondino (Eds.), Digital heritage international congress 2025: 8-13 September 2025 | Siena, Italy (pp. 1-10). (Digital heritage). The Eurographics Association. https://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253016

Zhang, Junyu ; Sturdee, Miriam ; Miller, Alan et al. / Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes. Digital heritage international congress 2025: 8-13 September 2025 | Siena, Italy. editor / Stefano Campana ; Daniele Ferdani ; Holger Graf ; Gabriele Guidi ; Zackary Hegarty ; Sofia Pescarin ; Fabio Remondino. Goslar, Germany : The Eurographics Association, 2025. pp. 1-10 (Digital heritage).

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Zhang, J , Sturdee, M, Miller, A, Oliver, I & Aitken, J 2025, Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes. in S Campana, D Ferdani, H Graf, G Guidi, Z Hegarty, S Pescarin & F Remondino (eds), Digital heritage international congress 2025: 8-13 September 2025 | Siena, Italy. Digital heritage, The Eurographics Association, Goslar, Germany, pp. 1-10, Digital Heritage 2025, Siena, Italy, 8/09/25. https://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253016

Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes. / Zhang, Junyu ; Sturdee, Miriam ; Miller, Alan et al.
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Zhang J , Sturdee M, Miller A, Oliver I, Aitken J. Remaking lost communities in virtual cultural landscapes. In Campana S, Ferdani D, Graf H, Guidi G, Hegarty Z, Pescarin S, Remondino F, editors, Digital heritage international congress 2025: 8-13 September 2025 | Siena, Italy. Goslar, Germany: The Eurographics Association. 2025. p. 1-10. (Digital heritage). doi: 10.2312/dh.20253016

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