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Spinnaker Tower has partnered with the University of Portsmouth to discover how cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) technology could provide visitors with a glimpse of the city’s past, present and possible future.
Experts from the University’s new £7 million Centre for Creative and Immersive eXtended Realities (CCIXR) created “Spinnaker AR,” as part of its eXRe: Enabling XR Enterprise project, a government-funded scheme to help organisations explore the business potential of XR technology.
The proof of concept app allows visitors to use an Android mobile device to view enhanced scenes from the tower’s main viewing deck.
The demo shows how the app could include reconstructed footage of the Tudor warship the Mary Rose, dogfighting planes battling over the sea during World War II, and even a speculative peek at what the city’s landscape may look like in the future.
Spinnaker AR also demonstrates how drone footage captured from the height of the viewing deck could be used to “fill in” the back wall of the tower, turning its stunning 350-degree view into a 360-degree experience.
Experts from the University’s new £7 million Centre for Creative and Immersive eXtended Realities (CCIXR) created “Spinnaker AR,” as part of its eXRe: Enabling XR Enterprise project, a government-funded scheme to help organisations explore the business potential of XR technology.
The proof of concept app allows visitors to use an Android mobile device to view enhanced scenes from the tower’s main viewing deck.
The demo shows how the app could include reconstructed footage of the Tudor warship the Mary Rose, dogfighting planes battling over the sea during World War II, and even a speculative peek at what the city’s landscape may look like in the future.
Spinnaker AR also demonstrates how drone footage captured from the height of the viewing deck could be used to “fill in” the back wall of the tower, turning its stunning 350-degree view into a 360-degree experience.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Google Play |
| Publisher | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Augmented reality
- heritage
- civic university
- eXRe
- mobile
- culture
- tourism
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eXRe Spinnaker Tower Networking Event - with Motion Capture demo and talk
Pippa Bostock (Organiser), Pippa Bostock (Invited speaker), Alexander Counsell (Invited speaker) & Peter Howell (Member of programme committee)
9 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course