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As you will be aware, the VISTA AR project is an EU-funded cross-channel research collaboration between eight different partners. Whilst a key output of the project is to research and deliver high-tech solutions at low cost for cultural heritage sites in the UK and France, the partnership’s strength lies in the focus on Business Model […]

In parallel with the creation of specific characters and architectures for the virtual and augmented reality devices of our deployment and experimentation sites, Bournemouth University have been working on the creation of a Generic digital content library and the development of a Parametric Modelling Tool (PMT). The tool is based on the “Unity Mulitipurpose Avatar” […]

This intense day of filming at the cathedral on October 15th was followed by our website and newsletter subscribers a few months ago. Today we are very pleased to share the result. This introductory video will welcome all those, history lovers and the merely curious alike, when they download the AR application to see the […]

The VISTA AR project is proud to present a free webinar for cultural heritage sites and other interested parties. We will be presenting the visitor intelligence tools that we are developing as part of the project and giving a live demo of the dashboard, the text analysis of visitor feedback and the tracking of visitors […]

The University of Exeter (UoE), Cornwall Campus, has organised a series of webinars on the triple bottom line performance that a company seeks to achieve: People, Planet, Profit (PPP). On 10 December 2020, Dr Laura Phillips (Lecturer at the UoE Business School and member of the VISTA AR Project) was invited as a keynote speaker […]

The UK’s exit from the European Union has happened and we now need to adapt and take the necessary steps to facilitate the continuation of cross-Channel collaboration. One major issue concerns the management, hosting, storage and sharing of personal data, i.e. all information that can identify a person, such as name, IP address or bank […]

On 7 December 2020, UoE postdoc Cristina Mosconi presented the case study of the Tin Coast in Cornwall at the CIDOC conference on the digital transformation of cultural heritage institutions. Her presentation focused on the importance and means of targeting new audience segmentations using immersive technologies, with the National Trust site as an example. Tin […]

Heritage Digital organised a web conference on October 27 by entitled “Creating Cut through Content” or how to use all the content you have on the Internet to help grow your organisation and build your digital strategy. During the webinar, social media trainer Andrew Davis, with 19 years of digital experience, shared many helpful tips […]

Next spring, our partner Fougères will participate, as every year, in the International Tourism Fair in Rennes. Usually held in February, for safety reasons the show has been postponed to April, from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th. The first day will be mainly dedicated to professionals while the weekend will be for the general public. […]