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Innovating Archaeology: HKU Scholars Utilise Immersive 3D Tech to Document and Study the Human Past

November 21

By wearing Mixed and Augmented Reality (MR/AR) headsets while actively digging, the HKU team is pioneering the interactive application of digital 3D scientific data at archaeological sites.

New Book: Virtual Reality Narratives

September 15

Kath Dooley's monograph, Virtual Reality Narratives: Embodied Encounters in Space, explores recent VR storytelling innovations since 2020, analyzing user-centered narratives and interdisciplinary projects through various theoretical lenses.

New Volume on XR in the Humanities

June 1, 2024

Lab director Tim Gruenewald's chapter about designing a virtual field trip course is published in a new volume called Past and Future Presence: Approaches for Implementing XR Technology in the Humanities.

New Book: In the Land of the Unreal

March 8, 2024

Check out the new book from our Senior Research Affiliate Lisa Messeri: In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles (Duke University Press).