Immersive Technologies for Education in Heritage & Design

An online program adapted for the Architecture track in times of COVID-19

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Abstract

Applying imaging to architectural and urban heritage studies is not new. Drawing, painting and pho-tographing, and most recently digital imaging have been applied as techniques for the representation and preservation of heritage buildings, cities and landscapes. New technologies and media in the service of heritage is a fast-growing field, best known as virtual or digital heritage (Wang et al., 2020). Such immersive experiences include Virtual Reality (VR), Serious Geogames have been enhancing and enriching how people experience heritage, improving and upscaling public involvement and knowledge about its cultural significance.