Virtual Reality Reconstructions of Prehistoric Landscapes in Central Texas

Description

Research Services The research contribution that Monash will provide will be -

Deliverables

1) No fewer than 10 3D models of plants and animals from three stages in the
history of Central Texas under different climate regimes

2) a fully-developed 3D VR environment, viewable both on a screen and using
over-the-counter VR viewing technology such as Oculus Rift, that integrates
those models with landscape topography, research evidence for past
landscape appearance, vegetation, and faunal populations, and audio
recordings, to allow viewers to experience reconstructions of past Central
Texas landscapes and soundscapes at those three points in time

Milestone 1: 3D models of plants and animals shared with contracting party as open format files that can be reused in any 3D reconstructions, mid 2025

Milestone 2: completion of three VR environments that can be displayed in current
VR platforms and headsets as well as a web-based version viewable as 360-degree
videos of each visualization, end of 2025

Period	6 Jan 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Held at	Department of Human Centred Computing
Degree of Recognition	International