CIRCA:Bretez
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Revision as of 18:31, 9 October 2021
Bretez is a virtual reality project currently (as of 2021) in development by Mylène Pardoen. The goal is to recreate 18th-century Paris, specifically in the 1730s, in a virtual reality environment that focuses on historically accurate visuals and audio. Although the project is not finished, progress has been made as recently as September 2021.
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People and Institutions
The head of the project is Mylène Pardoen, a French musicologist and sound designer who has previously done audio-focused projects for museums and other history-related initiatives. Pardoen is a researcher at CNSR, le Centre national de la recherche scientifique (The National Institute of Scientific Research), an organization dedicated to research for the public. Other notable members and institutes include:
- Natacha Coquery, Modern History Professor
- Anne-Sophie Clémençon, Researcher
- Kévin Jacquot, Architect and Architectural Sciences Assistant Professor
- MAP-Aria
- University of Lyon
A full list of project members can be found here.
Technologies
Visuals
Audio
Purpose
Post-presentation, the project site updated its purpose section to focus on creating a 5-D virtual reality experience using sound and visuals together. The site states that its purpose is to create a new medium for a documentary-style study of history. A previous version of the site also mentioned the potential use of the project as an immersive, entertaining educational tool as well as a way to help researchers view their research from a new perspective--this information has since been deleted, or perhaps temporarily moved.
