The Virtual Crib
Photo showing, from left to right: Maximilian Strasser (Cathedral Pastor St. Mary's Cathedral Linz), Stefan Mittlböck-Jungwirth-Fohringer (Ars Electronica Futurelab) and Petra Weiss (Federal Monuments Authority/Upper Austria) in the course of an edition of Deep Space LIVE on the Virtual Crib.
The famous Nativity ensemble in St. Mary’s Cathedral has always been a highlight of Advent in Linz. Restaged as an interactive and audiovisual 3D Christmas experience, this year the entire Nativity scene shines in perfect splendor for the first time in virtual reality – not only in the crypt of Linz Cathedral, but also in Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center.
With the help of the non-intrusive process of photogrammetry, the entire ensemble as well as the crib architecture and the landscape were digitally preserved in all their delicate details. As an immersive Advent program, the nativity scene is intended to conjure up pre-Christmas tranquility in the hearts of visitors. The virtual restaging of the Christmas story follows a theological dramaturgy that ensures a rich and colorful Christmas season and shows the Nativity scene in different representations around the celebration. Only gradually will the famous characters appear on the virtual stage during the time around Christmas.
Photo: Ars Electronica - Robert Bauernhansl
The Virtual Crib
Photo showing, from left to right: Maximilian Strasser (Cathedral Pastor St. Mary's Cathedral Linz), Stefan Mittlböck-Jungwirth-Fohringer (Ars Electronica Futurelab) and Petra Weiss (Federal Monuments Authority/Upper Austria) in the course of an edition of Deep Space LIVE on the Virtual Crib.
The famous Nativity ensemble in St. Mary’s Cathedral has always been a highlight of Advent in Linz. Restaged as an interactive and audiovisual 3D Christmas experience, this year the entire Nativity scene shines in perfect splendor for the first time in virtual reality – not only in the crypt of Linz Cathedral, but also in Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center.
With the help of the non-intrusive process of photogrammetry, the entire ensemble as well as the crib architecture and the landscape were digitally preserved in all their delicate details. As an immersive Advent program, the nativity scene is intended to conjure up pre-Christmas tranquility in the hearts of visitors. The virtual restaging of the Christmas story follows a theological dramaturgy that ensures a rich and colorful Christmas season and shows the Nativity scene in different representations around the celebration. Only gradually will the famous characters appear on the virtual stage during the time around Christmas.
Photo: Ars Electronica - Robert Bauernhansl