The work introduces and discusses an innovative application of Mixed Reality (MR) in cultural heritage, specifically by fusing see-through Augmented Reality (AR) smart glasses with live theatre to create what we term a Mixed Reality Heritage Performance (MRHP). This work is set within the context of a growing interest in using immersive technologies like MR to create engaging, educational, and transformative experiences at cultural heritage sites. By prototyping two MRHPs under the context of and as a tool for decolonisation, the work also addresses the niche research field of developing design methodologies and technological systems for creating socially impactful MR projects
Funding
This study was funded by a joint Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK, AH/W005530/1) and National Endowment For the Humanities (US, HND-284975-22) research grant under the theme New Direction for Digital Scholar-ship in Cultural Institutions.