Interactive VR Simulation of an Eighteenth-Century Paris Fair Theatre: VESPACE

FAIN: HAA-266501-19

Louisiana State University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA 70803-0001)
Jeffrey M. Leichman (Project Director: January 2019 to present)

The further development of the VESPACE (Virtual Early modern Spectacles and Publics, Active and Collaborative Environment) project. This stage would focus on the development of an interactive prototype suitable for additional user testing.

The VESPACE (Virtual Early modern Spectacles and Publics, Active and Collaborative Environment) project seeks to model an eighteenth-century Paris Fair theatre through an immersive, playable simulation that allows users to explore the sensory and social worlds of this under-studied early modern cultural space. In order to reconstruct this vibrant facet of public theatre in Enlightenment Europe’s largest city, VESPACE brings together specialists from across the humanities, working in fields including theatre, history, literature, dance, sound studies, and architecture, working alongside computer scientists and engineers in the fields of game design, social interaction simulation, and virtual reality modeling of cultural patrimony. This application is for a LEVEL II Digital Humanities Advancement Grant to support work to develop a playable prototype during the two-year grant performance period (September 1, 2019-August 31 2021).

Associated Products

VESPACE Foire Saint-Germain Marionnette Theatre (Game/Simulation)
Title: VESPACE Foire Saint-Germain Marionnette Theatre
Author: Jean-Pierre Desrousseaux
Author: Paul François
Abstract: This model includes a recorded version of 'Polichinelle censeur des théâtres' (Denis Carolet, 1737) performed by Jean-Pierre Desrousseaux. Download all files in 'MonoBleedingEdge' and 'Theatre Marionnettes Demo_Data' and then launch 'Theatre Marionettes Demo.exe' The access and documentation to this version of the model will be significantly cleaned up and augmented prior to the next report.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://uncloud.univ-nantes.fr/index.php/s/2EDonPRijYLfnGJ
Access Model: open access
Programming Language/Platform: This model was made in unity, but should be accessible as a self-contained app
Source Available?: Yes

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