Immersive Approaches to Medieval Iberia: an Example of Effective and Accessible Integration of XR in a University Course
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https://doi.org/10.56198/9515z598Keywords:
Immersive Learning, Virtual Reality (VR), 360° Photos, 360° Videos, Free Assets, Practical Applications, Accessible, Literature, History, Medieval, Virtual ExhibitionAbstract
The greatest barrier to adoption of immersive media in education today is the challenge of bringing XR resources into the classroom in an accessible and practical way. Immersive Approaches to Medieval Iberia is an on-going collaborative project designed to integrate immersive media into a course about the literature of the Iberian Peninsula, ca. 900-1500 – a period rich in cultural exchange between Islamic, Jewish and Christian cultures. Using a combination of free resources (3D models, 360° photos/videos, VR) and purpose-built assets, the students experienced the objects and places from this remote time and place in VR, and collaborated on a virtual exhibition of historic objects. The students, many of whom are first-generation college students from low-income families, described the experience as “transformative” and “life-changing.”
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