Augmented Reality for the Cultural Heritage Sector

When: 17th Apr 2018, 18:30 - 17th Apr 2018, 20:30

Where: Southampton Solent University, The Spark Building, East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0RD

Town/City: Southampton

Organiser: BCS Animation & Games Development Specialist Group

Price: The event is free to attend. Open to BCS and non-BCS members

Further Information: Further Information

This is a joint event with the BCS Hampshire Branch, BCS Animation & Games Development Specialist Group and SIGN and Southampton Solent University.

Speaker:
Neil Brewis, Senior Lecturer, School of Media Arts and Technology, Southampton Solent University

This is a joint event with the BCS Hampshire Branch, BCS Animation & Games Development Specialist Group and SIGN and Southampton Solent University.

The Presentation

The presentation discusses the available Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for use at museums, archaeological sites and the wider cultural sector. With the reference to recent case studies, it will focus on AR as a means of widening visitor demographics, encouraging on-site engagement, creating narratives, displaying ‘restorations’ and of providing alternative commercial avenues for administrations.

About the Speaker

Neil Brewis is a Senior Lecturer at Solent University. He started at Solent in April 2017 and has recently written the two new dedicated degree programs in BA(Hons) Virtual and Augmented Reality (Design) and BSc(Hons) Virtual and Augmented Reality (Software Development) due for commencement in September 2018.