The hills are alive: combining the benefits of natural environments and group singing through immersive experiences

该项目使用身临其境的虚拟现实技术，使英国国家信托基金形成历史上的一个关键时刻栩栩如生。这项研究的主要成果是一个身临其境的互动虚拟现实装置，个人可以在虚拟现实中参加湖区山顶上的群唱活动，纪念1923年向国家赠送土地以纪念1914-18年一战中丧生的人。该项目以一种独特的方式将挑战的各种线索结合在一起，将记忆、地点和表演结合在一起，令人信服地认识到身临其境的体验通过文化参与改变历史事件的力量。目前的研究确定了与跌倒行走和合唱相关的重要健康和福利益处，该项目不仅为身体健全的参与者提供了在山顶上唱歌的多种福利好处，而且还将独特地为那些原本无法参加此类活动的人提供通过身临其境的虚拟现实体验来实现这一点的机会。该项目还寻求与湖区和其他地区的文化遗产合作伙伴发展关系，并开发一种工作流程，用于在人迹罕至但具有重要文化意义的地点捕捉和虚拟现实再现合唱团表演，从而允许在未来的广泛装置和展览中应用这项技术。

This project uses immersive virtual reality technology to bring to life a key moment in the formative history of the UK's National Trust. The main outcome of the research is an immersive and interactive virtual reality installation where individuals can participate in a group singing event on a Lake District mountain summit in virtual reality, commemorating the 1923 gift of land to the nation in memory of those who lost their lives in the Great War 1914-18.The project draws together the various threads of the challenge in a unique way, uniting memory, place and performance in a compelling realisation of the power of immersive experiences to transform historical events through cultural participation. Current research identifies important health and wellbeing benefits associated with both fell-walking and group singing, and this project provides opportunities not just for able-bodied participants to enjoy the multiple wellbeing benefits of singing on mountain summits, but uniquely will provide opportunities for those otherwise unable to access such activities to do so through an immersive virtual reality experience.This project also seeks to develop relationships with cultural heritage partners in the Lake District and beyond, and to develop a workflow for the capture and virtual reality reproduction of choir performances in inaccessible but culturally significant locations, to permit the application of the technology in a wide range of installations and exhibitions in the future.