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Climb right into the history of Lindholmen’s shipyards with VR technology

måndag, maj 14, 2018

For several centuries, Sweden was a world leader in the shipyard industry, but today nearly no traces from this epoch remain on the Lindholm pier. An animator, a director and a programmer from Studio Jox/FilmEpidemin are now re-creating this shipyard environment with VR technology so that visitors can climb into history and relive the age of the shipyards.

“Visitors should get the feeling of being a welder at the shipyard,” says Benoit Lafréchoux, animator at Studio Jox.

The Region Västra Götaland Cultural Affairs Committee has contributed funds to make this project possible. The film report shows the VR environment, where the viewer can move around the shipyard, try out tasks, and get a feeling of what the industry looked like. The creators also talk more about the idea and how the project is developing.

“Our cultural strategy has a goal of making use of technology. This new technology provides new opportunities to give form to our cultural heritage,” says Conny Brandberg, chair of the Region Västra Götaland Cultural Affairs Committee.

 

Read more about the project here