Virtual Reality for Digital Humanists

Brendan Harmon

Applications

  • Education
  • Curation
  • Art history
  • Heritage conservation
  • Design

Creating VR Content

  • Omnidirectional 360° Cameras
  • Photogrammetry
  • Lidar
  • 3D Modeling

360° Cameras

Ricoh Theta

Archi-Union, In Bamboo

Drone Photogrammetry

FireFLY6 | DJI Phantom 4 Pro

Hilltop Arboretum

Lidar

FARO Focus

LSU Art & Design Quad

3D Modeling

Rhinoceros & Grasshopper

VR Repositories

Virtual Tours

Jiuzhaigou National Park

Author: Google Expeditions

Platform: Google Poly Tours

Media: Photosphere

Experience: Virtual Tour of Heritage Landscape

Great Bear Rainforest

Author: Google Expeditions

Platform: Google Poly Tours

Media: Photosphere

Experience: Virtual Tour of Heritage Landscape

Hallwyl Museum

Author: Hallwyl Museum

Platform: Sketchfab

Media: Photogrammetry

Experience: Virtual Museum Tour

Hintze Hall, Natural History Museum London

Author: Thomas Flynn

Platform: Sketchfab

Media: Photogrammetry

Experience: Virtual Museum Tour

Tyrannosaurus Rex & Triceratops

Author: Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Office & Thomas Flynn

Platform: Sketchfab

Media: Photogrammetry

Experience: Virtual Museum Artifact

LSU Art & Design Quad

Author: Brendan Harmon et al.

Platform: Sketchfab

Media: Lidar Laser Scan

Experience: Virtual Landscape

Alcatraz Island Citadel

Author: National Park Service

Platform: Potree & Sketchfab

Media: Laser Scan

Experience: Virtual Heritage Site

Fort Jefferson Harbor Light

Author: National Park Service

Platform: Potree

Media: Laser Scan

Experience: Virtual Heritage Site

Bioswale

Author: Brendan Harmon

Platform: Sketchfab

Media: 3D Modeled & Rendered Photosphere

Experience: Virtual Design

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Author: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Platform: Youtube

Media: 360 Degree Video

Experience: Virtual Performance

Social VR

Mozilla Hubs

Augmented Reality

Triceratops

Author: Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Office & Google Arts & Culture

Platform: Google Arts & Culture App

Media: Photogrammetry

Experience: Virtual Museum Artifact

Issues

  • Cost
  • Expertise
  • Accessibility
  • Disembodiment

Credits