Can I Borrow Your Face? Authentic Characters Recreation in Heritage Scenarios
Characters are essential in heritage reconstructions, enriching authentic and dynamic representations of cultural elements in virtual environments. Elite communities and historical celebrities are frequently used, whilst ‘normal people’ from the past are rarely represented, due to a lack of historical and archaeological records. Inspired by this lack of authentic everyday people in heritage reconstructions, this study explores a collaborative design approach which engages ancestors of the Highland Clearances in Scotland, and places them into immersive historical landscapes. We invite these descendants to take part in the reconstruction of their ancestors lives, and ask ’can I borrow your face?’ to guide the design of their narratives and identities.
Keywords
Digital Heritage, Heritage Interpretation, Virtual Humans, Virtual Reality
Staff
Qunyu Ren, Miriam Sturdee