Viewing the past: virtual time binoculars and the Edinburgh 1544 reconstruction

Elizabeth Rhodes; Alan Henry David Miller; Christopher Davies; Iain Oliver; Sarah Kennedy

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23089-0_9

Viewing the past: virtual time binoculars and the Edinburgh 1544 reconstruction

Elizabeth Rhodes, Alan Henry David Miller, Christopher Davies, Iain Oliver, Sarah Kennedy

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Abstract

This paper discusses how a digital reconstruction of the Scottish capital of Edinburgh around the year 1544 was created and communicated to the public. It explores the development and reception of the Virtual Time Binoculars platform – a system for delivering virtual reality heritage apps suitable for use on most smartphones. The Virtual Time Binoculars system is placed in the context of earlier research into mobile heritage experiences, including Situated Simulations (Liestøl [3]) and the Mirrorshades Project (Davies et al. [4]). The eventual virtual reality app is compared with other means of viewing the historic reconstruction, including online videos and an interactive museum and educational exhibit. It outlines the historical and technical challenges of modelling Edinburgh’s sixteenth-century cityscape, and of distributing the eventual reconstruction in an immersive fashion that works safely and effectively on smartphones on the streets of the modern city. Finally, it considers the implications of this project for future developments in mobile exploration of historic scenes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Immersive Learning Research Network
Subtitle of host publication	5th International Conference, iLRN 2019, London, UK, June 23–27, 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Dennis Beck, Anasol Peña-Rios, Todd Ogle, Daphne Economou, Markos Mentzelopoulos, Leonel Morgado, Christian Eckhardt, Johanna Pirker, Roxane Koitz-Hristov, Jonathon Richter, Christian Gütl, Michael Gardner
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	117-128
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030230890
ISBN (Print)	9783030230883
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23089-0_9
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	5th Immersive Learning Research Network Conference (iLRN 2019) - London, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Jun 2019 → 27 Jun 2019 Conference number: 5 https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2019/

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	1044
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	5th Immersive Learning Research Network Conference (iLRN 2019)
Abbreviated title	iLRN 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	23/06/19 → 27/06/19
Internet address	https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2019/

Keywords

Historical documentation
Virtual reality
Mobile devices

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Rhodes, E., Miller, A. H. D., Davies, C., Oliver, I., & Kennedy, S. (2019). Viewing the past: virtual time binoculars and the Edinburgh 1544 reconstruction. In D. Beck, A. Peña-Rios, T. Ogle, D. Economou, M. Mentzelopoulos, L. Morgado, C. Eckhardt, J. Pirker, R. Koitz-Hristov, J. Richter, C. Gütl, & M. Gardner (Eds.), Immersive Learning Research Network: 5th International Conference, iLRN 2019, London, UK, June 23–27, 2019, Proceedings (pp. 117-128). (Communications in Computer and Information Science ; Vol. 1044). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23089-0_9

Rhodes, Elizabeth ; Miller, Alan Henry David ; Davies, Christopher et al. / Viewing the past : virtual time binoculars and the Edinburgh 1544 reconstruction. Immersive Learning Research Network: 5th International Conference, iLRN 2019, London, UK, June 23–27, 2019, Proceedings. editor / Dennis Beck ; Anasol Peña-Rios ; Todd Ogle ; Daphne Economou ; Markos Mentzelopoulos ; Leonel Morgado ; Christian Eckhardt ; Johanna Pirker ; Roxane Koitz-Hristov ; Jonathon Richter ; Christian Gütl ; Michael Gardner. Cham : Springer, 2019. pp. 117-128 (Communications in Computer and Information Science ).

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Rhodes, E , Miller, AHD, Davies, C, Oliver, I & Kennedy, S 2019, Viewing the past: virtual time binoculars and the Edinburgh 1544 reconstruction. in D Beck, A Peña-Rios, T Ogle, D Economou, M Mentzelopoulos, L Morgado, C Eckhardt, J Pirker, R Koitz-Hristov, J Richter, C Gütl & M Gardner (eds), Immersive Learning Research Network: 5th International Conference, iLRN 2019, London, UK, June 23–27, 2019, Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science , vol. 1044, Springer, Cham, pp. 117-128, 5th Immersive Learning Research Network Conference (iLRN 2019), London, United Kingdom, 23/06/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23089-0_9

Viewing the past: virtual time binoculars and the Edinburgh 1544 reconstruction. / Rhodes, Elizabeth ; Miller, Alan Henry David; Davies, Christopher et al.
Immersive Learning Research Network: 5th International Conference, iLRN 2019, London, UK, June 23–27, 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Dennis Beck; Anasol Peña-Rios; Todd Ogle; Daphne Economou; Markos Mentzelopoulos; Leonel Morgado; Christian Eckhardt; Johanna Pirker; Roxane Koitz-Hristov; Jonathon Richter; Christian Gütl; Michael Gardner. Cham: Springer, 2019. p. 117-128 (Communications in Computer and Information Science ; Vol. 1044).

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Rhodes E , Miller AHD, Davies C, Oliver I , Kennedy S. Viewing the past: virtual time binoculars and the Edinburgh 1544 reconstruction. In Beck D, Peña-Rios A, Ogle T, Economou D, Mentzelopoulos M, Morgado L, Eckhardt C, Pirker J, Koitz-Hristov R, Richter J, Gütl C, Gardner M, editors, Immersive Learning Research Network: 5th International Conference, iLRN 2019, London, UK, June 23–27, 2019, Proceedings. Cham: Springer. 2019. p. 117-128. (Communications in Computer and Information Science ). Epub 2019 Jun 16. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-23089-0_9

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