3D immersive collection and teaching environments: the Yellow House project at UOW

Authors

Michael K. Organ, University of WollongongFollow
Christopher L. Moore, University of WollongongFollow
Rebecca Daly, University of WollongongFollow
Neil R. Cairns, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

106526

Publication Details

Organ, M., Moore, C., Daly, R. & Cairns, N. 2016, '3D immersive collection and teaching environments: the Yellow House project at UOW', VALA2016: libraries, technology and the future, VALA, Australia, pp. 1-15.

Abstract

This paper discusses the Yellow House VR project at the University of Wollongong. Innovative virtual reality technologies such as Oculus Rift are being utilised to recreate the 1970s Sydney artist community space known as the Yellow House, as both an historic replication and openly accessible, immersive teaching and learning environment for use and adaptation by teachers, students, researchers and the general community. The paper considers the role of the library in the enhanced presentation of digitised collections through new and evolving technologies that provide opportunities for knowledge enhancement and support the development of student e-portfolios.