352: Parallax: Immersive Technologies In Historic Preservation

This research aims to expose a hybrid system, Parallax, that supports immersive technology content on a transformative, portable, lightweight installation and an interactive, itinerant XR solution that enables immersive architectural experiences. Parallax is a design system that offers a high level of immersion, allowing interaction with historical data in an innovative XR Cave. This project immerses users in real-scale videos from multiple perspectives using immersive technologies without the need for VR headsets. The main objective of this paper is to show the Parallax design strategy and the method by which we integrated the projection system to display scanned data for the historical preservation of buildings. With Parallax, we create a completely immersive experience of locations that are inaccessible to the public or structures that no longer exist, where guests can engage with historical artifacts, navigate virtual settings, and interact with cultural materials.