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The International Joint Workshop 'Practices and Challenges of Integrating GIS, VR, Metaverse in Digital Humanities Research' was held on March 25, 2024April 9, 2024(Tue)
The International Joint Workshop 'Practices and Challenges of Integrating GIS, VR, Metaverse in Digital Humanities Research,' co-organized by the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC) and the Research Center for Chinese Cultural Metaverse in Taiwan (CCMTW), National Chengchi University, in cooperation with the Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University, was held on March 25, 2024.
Conducted in a hybrid format--on-site at the Art Research Center (ARC) and online, the workshop was attended by Prof. Shi-Chi Mike Lan (Deputy Director of the CCMTW, National Chengchi University), and Prof. Chi Man Kwong (Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University) at the ARC together with Prof. Keiji Yano (Deputy Director of the ARC/College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University), amongst others.
The workshop comprised three presentations by the CCMTW and six presentations, including three case studies, by the ARC. Following the presentations, an exchange of opinions took place on various topics regarding the use of the metaverse in Digital Humanities (DH) research, including platforms suited for research use, methods for acquiring high-quality 3D data, and the application of digital technologies, such as Geographic Information System (GIS), to the metaverse.
The workshop provided a valuable opportunity to discuss the future collaboration between the ARC and the CCMTW.
Date and Time: March 25 (Mon), 2024, 10:00-16:50 (JST) / 9:00-15:50 (TST)
Please click →here for program.
Program
10:00 Opening Remarks (Prof. Chih-Ming CHEN and Prof. Ryo AKAMA) CCMTW Session 10:10 - 10:55 Taiwanese civilians in Hong Kong after World War II - An example of metaverse digital curation using Gather Town and Omeka S. (Ms. Wei Yuan FAN) 10:55 - 11:40 Preservation of Changhua Roundhouse in Taiwan - An example of metaverse digital curation using Curation Cosmos and Omeka S. (Dr. Ming-Chaun LI) 11:40 - 12:25 Reapproaching Hong Kong's Experience during WWII from the Spatial History Perspective (Prof. Chi Man KWONG) 12:25 - 14:00 Lunch Break ARC Session 14:00 - 14:30 Virtual Kyoto: from GIS, VR and AR to Metaverse. (Prof. Keiji YANO) 14:30 - 15:00 Audience Participation VR, Aesthetic Assessment in Minecraft, and Roblox content for English Education. (Prof. Ruck THAWONMAS) 15:00 - 15:10 Break 15:10 - 15:40 Metaverse as an Archiving Environment for Cultural Resources (Prof. Koichi HOSOI and Mr. Yuzu MINASE) 15:40 - 16:10 ARC Showcase:
→ Three-Dimensional Archiving of Local Historical Embankments Named "Saruo" for Educational Purposes within a Metaverse Platform (Prof. Hiroyuki YAMAUCHI)
→ Construction of an Open WebGIS for Archaeological Sites in Kyoto and Its Potential (Mr. Mikiharu TAKEUCHI)
→ Consensus-Building Tool Utilizing Urban Three-Dimensional Models (Mr. Moeki INOUE)
16:10 - 16:40 Discussion Session: Our future collaboration 16:40 - 16:50 Closing Remarks (Prof. Shi-Chi Mike LAN and Prof. Keiji YANO)
Organizer:
International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Research Center for Chinese Cultural Metaverse in Taiwan (CCMTW), National Chengchi UniversityIn cooperation with:
Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University
