Workshop: Introduction to XR

On March 2, we were joined by Dr. David Hixson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Archeology at Hood College. Dr. Hixson presented his work on using extended reality in archeology. Dr. Hixson presented on his use of 3D imaging to reconstruct ancient Mayan city sites and VR imaging to reconstruct the Belle Grove Plantation in Virginia.

You can watch a video of the presentation here. It is about 60 minutes with discussion.

You may also be interested in exploring some of Dr. Hixson’s reconstructions on his personal YouTube channel.

Below is a video of the VR rendering of Belle Grove Plantation:

By Chris Boettcher

Chris Boettcher, is the inaugural Director of the Castleton Center for Teaching and Learning and Professor of English.

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