Historic Costumes Come to Life

Theme: Historical fashion, embodied storytelling, AR/VR education.

Research Contribution:

  • Inquiry Focus: What role can “embodied” VR/AR play in learning about social history and fashion culture?
  • Disciplines: Theater, costume history, educational media
  • Outputs: Interactive exhibits, story-driven learning artifacts, and public outreach tools.

Engagement for New Students:

  • Research social context for specific decades or costumes
  • Write dialogue for animated characters and assist in motion capture.
  • Experience how history is reconstructed for new audiences.