Hosted by the USC Mellon Humanities in a Digital World Program and the Ahmanson Lab, the Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage (ITCH) Symposium will take place on Friday, September 20, and Saturday, September 21, 2024.
It will bring together humanities researchers working with immersive technologies to showcase innovative projects, engage in feedback, and build community. The sessions will elucidate benefits of working at the intersection of digital technologies and the liberal arts.
During the symposium, each participant will lead a hands-on demonstration of their project; give a 10-15-minute presentation summarizing the project’s context, goals, and implications for humanities scholarship; and offer a prepared comment regarding a project shared by a fellow participant. The symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion considering the promise and perils of immersive technologies for humanities research, teaching, and learning.
Friday & Saturday, September 20 & 21, 2024
Organizers:
Mats Borges, Ahmanson Lab
Amy Braden, USC Mellon Humanities in a Digital World
Curtis Fletcher, Ahmanson Lab
Sean Fraga, USC
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 benefits of working at the intersection of digital technologies and the liberal arts.
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 Sánchez Medina, Museo Virtual Anáhuac
