The USC Mellon Humanities in a Digital World Program and the Ahmanson Lab invite you to join the Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage (ITCH) Symposium. This two-day event will bring together humanities researchers working with immersive technologies to showcase innovative projects, engage in feedback, and build community. The sessions will elucidate the benefits of working at the intersection of digital technologies and the liberal arts.

RSVP by Thursday, September 12, to attend.

Participants:

Exploring Volumetric Video Capture for Humanities Scholarship and Pedagogy

Zack Lischer-Katz, University of Arizona
Rashida Braggs, Williams College
Bryan Carter, University of Arizona

Recontextualizing Egypt’s Ancient Material Heritage: The ‘Return to the Tomb’ Project
Rita Lucarelli, University of California, Berkeley
Elaine Sullivan, University of California, Santa Cruz

Playing with Time: Great Perfection History in Virtual Reality
Elaine Lai, Stanford University
Aftab Hafeez, Google

Tapestry: Enhancing Engagement with Cultural Heritage through Multivocal Spatial Storytelling
Elizabeth Lee, CyArk
John Ristevski, CyArk

Facilitating Access to Hidden Collections with 3D Models
Harper Tooch, Washington University, St. Louis
Sarah Swanz, Washington University, St. Louis

Using 3D Data to Document and Exhibit Cultural Heritage
Doug Daniels, University of California, Los Angeles Data Science Center
Bianca Badajos, University of California, Los Angeles Data Science Center
Kelly Nguyen, University of California, Los Angeles Data Science Center

"Slow Viewing" and Collective Meaning Making in Virtual Angkor: A Workshop and Discussion on Virtual Reality Design and Teaching
Cindy Nguyen, University of California, Los Angeles
Tom Chandler, Monash University

Digital Innovation for the Historical Reconstruction of the Basin of Mexico
Edgar Allan Lara Paredes, Museo Virtual Anáhuac
Carlos Francisco López Ramírez, Museo Virtual Anáhuac
Jesús Gerardo Medina Sánchez, Museo Virtual Anáhuac