Experiencing the past in virtual reality: A virtual reality event for the French National Days of Archaeology

This document reports a public exhibition organized during the French National Days of Archaeology, that is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeologists and computer scientists, centered on the immersive virtual reality platform Immersia, a node of the European Visionair project. This public exhibition had three main goals: (i) presentating our interdisciplinary collaboration, (ii) communicating on the scientific results of this collaboration, and (iii) offering an immersive experience in the past for visitors. This paper presents the scientific context of the event, its organization, and a discussion on feedbacks.

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