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

该项目使用沉浸式虚拟现实技术，将英国国民信托组织形成历史中的关键时刻带入生活。研究的主要成果是一个沉浸式和交互式的虚拟现实装置，个人可以在虚拟现实中参与湖区山顶上的集体歌唱活动，纪念1923年为纪念在1914-18年的第一次世界大战中丧生的人而向国家赠送的土地。该项目以一种独特的方式汇集了各种挑战的线索，将记忆、地点和表演结合在一起，以一种引人注目的沉浸式体验的力量，通过文化参与来改变历史事件。目前的研究发现，跌倒行走和集体唱歌对健康和幸福都有重要的好处，这个项目不仅为身体健全的参与者提供了在山顶上唱歌的多重福利的机会，而且还为那些无法通过沉浸式虚拟现实体验参加此类活动的人提供了独特的机会。该项目还寻求与湖区及其他地区的文化遗产合作伙伴建立关系，并为在难以进入但具有重要文化意义的地点进行合唱团表演的捕捉和虚拟现实再现开发工作流程，以便在未来广泛的装置和展览中应用该技术。

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.