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The first prototype of the augmented reality app of the mining landscape on the Tin Coast in Cornwall is now being deployed at Botallack mine. Uploaded onto tablets, the app is triggered by ‘scanning’ the stone model of the modern landscape, which can be found at the site. This stone model was created by a […]

The West Front Image Screen of Exeter Cathedral is one of the great architectural features of Medieval England. The screen is covered in a wealth of carving, dominated by three rows of statues in niches. At the bottom are angels appearing to support all the figures above. Most of the figures of the middle row […]

The team at the University of Exeter undertook a series of studies over the summer, one objective being understanding visitor Willingness-to-Pay (WtP) for AR/VR technologies at cultural heritage sites WtP is the maximum price a potential buyer is prepared to pay. Van Westendorp’s (1976) Price Sensitivity Meter (PSM) is used as an initial, exploratory step […]

Our team at EESAB in Brittany has been working hard on the 3D reconstruction of the Botallack mine, to be used in the forthcoming VR immersive experience at the National Trust site in Cornwall. Team members visited neighbouring mines in October last year to scan the shaft and tunnels. The accompanying photos show how they […]

With the recent devastating fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, the use of modern technologies to aid the reconstruction of historic buildings is very much in the news. Here at the VISTA AR project, we have a range of experts who know exactly how it can be done. Erwan Mahé who leads the DPN Lab […]

Our specialist stonemasons Maillard & Maillard have completed the stone 3D model of the Botallack mines’ landscape. This model will be installed onsite ready for the first tests with visitors later in June. People coming to the site will be able to use a tablet to visualise how the landscape would have looked at the […]

Dr David Ross (University of Exeter) attended the Museums+Heritage Show, which took place in London, 15-16 May. The 27th edition of the largest UK fair dedicated to museums and the heritage sector had over 150 suppliers showcasing latest trends and products related to heritage conservation, interpretation and technology, and visitor experience. The event was an […]

At the end of March, UK and French partners met at the CRB in Rennes for the Quarterly Meeting. On the table for discussion were the two experimentation sites, Fougères castle and Exeter Cathedral, as well as the four deployment sites, Valloires Gardens and Lorient Underwater Museum in France, and the National Trust Tin Coast […]

All VISTA AR partners gathered in Paris were able to visit the historic site of La Conciergerie, a building that is part of the network of National Monument Centers. The objective was to discover together the product “Histopad” which offers a site visit in augmented reality. The Histopad tool was developed in partnership with the […]