The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality

The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality

The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality

The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality

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Overview

This is the only book to provide detailed background, historical context and rationale for the Egyptian Oracle Project, a multi-disciplinary, interactive educational experience using virtual reality to immerse a live audience in the enactment of a processional oracle.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781474234153
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 07/30/2015
Series: Bloomsbury Egyptology
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Robyn Gillam is Lecturer in the Department of Humanities at York University, Canada.

Jeffrey Jacobson is an Education Associate at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, USA. He is Executive Director of PublicVR (http: //publicvr.org).

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Background to the Project and This Book

Introduction (Robyn Gillam, York University, Canada, and Jeffrey Jacobson, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, USA)

PART I The Egyptian Oracle
Chapter 1: Historical Foundations (Robyn Gillam)
Chapter 2: Cross-Cultural Analysis (Robyn Gillam)
Chapter 3: The Virtual Temple of Horus and Its Egyptian Prototypes (Robyn Gillam)

PART II The Performance
Chapter 4: Technical Description (Jeffrey Jacobson)
Chapter 5: Mixed Reality Theater and the Oracle (Josephine Anstey and David Pape, University of Buffalo, New York, USA)
Chapter 6: Educational Purpose and Results (Jeffrey Jacobson)

PART III The Technology
Chapter 7: Puppetry and Virtual Theater (Lisa Aimee Sturz, Red Herring Puppets, Asheville, North Carolina, USA)
Chapter 8: Introduction to Virtual Heritage (Erik Champion, Curtin University, Perth, Australia)
Chapter 9: The Virtual Temple: Construction and Use (Jeffrey Jacobson)

Conclusion (Robyn Gillam and Jeffrey Jacobson)

Appendix A: A Funeral Procession in Modern Rural Egypt (Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner)
Appendix B: After-Show Questionnaire
References
Index

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