Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage Symposium - 2025

Friday, November 14, 2025 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Ahmanson Lab, USC Libraries 

The Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage (ITCH) Symposium is co-hosted by the Ahmanson Lab, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and the UCLA XR Initiative.

The symposium brought together humanities researchers working with immersive technologies to showcase innovative projects, engage in feedback, and build community. Presenters shared prototypes, insights, and creative explorations, followed by discussions on the promise and challenges of using immersive tech to reimagine cultural heritage research, teaching, and engagement.

ITCH 2025 Program

View the program here.

Photo album coming soon.

Speakers

Robert Hernandez, University of Southern California
Jinglin Jingan, University of Southern California
The Address Book Project and JOVRNALISM: Unlocking Hidden Histories Through Emerging Tech

Kai Feng Wu, University of Southern California
Experience Pompeii I.14 on Apple Vision Pro

Iker Otaegui, University of California, Los Angeles
Jordan Galczynski, University of California, Los Angeles
Reimagining Language and Memory: Immersive AI and the Basque Boarding House of Los Angeles

Brian Young, University of California, Los Angeles
Multispecies Ethnography and Virtual Reality in Bhutanese Highland Ecosystems

Doug Daniels, University of California, Los Angeles
Alex Casteel, University of California, Los Angeles
Connor Lim, University of California, Los Angeles
Digital Turf Project 

Meredith Reitan, University of Southern California
Andy Rutkowski, University of Southern California
Suzanne Noruschat, University of Southern California
Mats Borges, University of Southern California
Bunker Hill Refrain