Each year the Ahmanson Lab partners with organizations such as USC Dornsife and the UCLA XR Initiative to host the Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage symposium.
The symposium brings together humanities researchers working with immersive technologies to showcase innovative projects, engage in feedback, and build community. The sessions elucidate benefits of working at the intersection of digital technologies and the liberal arts.
During the symposium, each participant leads a hands-on demonstration of their project; gives a 10-15-minute presentation summarizing the project’s context, goals, and implications for humanities scholarship; and offers a prepared comment regarding a project shared by a fellow participant. The symposium typically concludes with a roundtable discussion considering the promise and perils of immersive technologies for humanities research, teaching, and learning.
