CultUnity3D: A Virtual Spatial Ecosystem for Digital Engagement with Cultural Heritage Sites

Estefanía López Salas; Adrián Xuíz García; Ángel Gómez; Carlos Dafonte

doi:10.3390/proceedings2020054027

Proceedings (Aug 2020)

CultUnity3D: A Virtual Spatial Ecosystem for Digital Engagement with Cultural Heritage Sites

Estefanía López Salas,
Adrián Xuíz García,
Ángel Gómez,
Carlos Dafonte

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Estefanía López Salas: School of Architecture, Department of Project Design, Urbanism and Composition, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de A Zapateira s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
Adrián Xuíz García: CITIC, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
Ángel Gómez: CITIC—Department of Computer Science and IT, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
Carlos Dafonte: CITIC—Department of Computer Science and IT, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020054027
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 54, no. 1
p. 27

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In order to help enhance public outreach and understanding of historical sites, we developed a virtual spatial ecosystem called CultUnity3D. It consists of a set of components specifically implemented within the Unity engine that enable the user to virtually explore spatial changes over time in two different modes, and to learn about the past of a built environment through the integration of and interaction with research sources and narrative. Although we built CultUnity3D for a particular case study, which is the monastic site of San Julián de Samos (Spain), this in-progress virtual ecosystem has been thought out and designed for continued and reusable development.

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ISSN: 2504-3900 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: General Works
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