Pure Land UNWIRED: New approaches to virtual reality for heritage at risk

Stefan Greuter; Sarah Kenderdine; Jeffrey Shaw

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5469-1.ch079

Pure Land UNWIRED: New approaches to virtual reality for heritage at risk

Stefan Greuter^*, Sarah Kenderdine, Jeffrey Shaw

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Academy of Visual Arts

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The Mogao Grottoes located in Gansu Province of north-western China consist of 492 cells and cave sanctuaries carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River in Mogao. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, they comprise the largest, most richly endowed, and oldest treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. However, for preservation and conservation reasons most of the caves are now closed to the public. This chapter discusses the range of technologies currently available for the virtual representation of Cave 220, just one of the many caves located at this site. In particular, the chapter focuses on the latest prototype, developed by the authors called Pure Land UNWIRED which uses a virtual reality platform specifically designed for a unique single user full-body immersive virtual reality experience. The discussion includes technical and evaluative analysis of this prototype.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Virtual and Augmented Reality
Subtitle of host publication	Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Publisher	IGI Global
Chapter	79
Pages	1679-1701
Number of pages	23
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781522554707
ISBN (Print)	1522554696, 9781522554691
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5469-1.ch079
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2018

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