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VR Scoping Workshop with YMCA / Young Carers

in Charity, Oculus, Outreach, Virtual Reality, VR, VR for education, YMCA, Young Carers

Vision Fountain recently had the pleasure of taking Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality head-sets for some Young Carers to try. Young carers are people less than 18 years old who […]

Story Futures – AR Workshop

in AR, Augmented Reality, Digital Installation, Story Futures, VR, VR for education, workshop

The Story Futures 2-day AR (augmented reality) workshop that took place in the Tramshed, Cardiff was a fantastic learning and networking experience. The event brought together some heavy weight talent […]

VR at Ysgol Hen Felin (ALN School)

in Additional Learning Needs, Audio Visual Education, Education, Educators in VR, fossil, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Rhondda Heritage Park, Virtual Reality, VR for education

A couple of days ago we had the pleasure to visit, demonstrate and do more testing of the virtual reality (VR) cultural experinces at Ysgol Hen Felin additional learning needs […]

Evaluation…..What they said…….

in 3-d portrait, 3D, 3D portrait, Amgueddfa Cymru, Community Project, Community Workshop, National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Museuem Wales, Rhondda Heritage Park, Virtual Reality

We’ve been digging through pages (and pages) of evaluation records and data as we complete “The Last Generation of Coalminers” project. (AKA “Last Voices of the Rhondda” / “Kings of […]

Kings of the Underground / Last Voices of Rhondda on YouTube / Vimeo and People’s Collection Wales

in 3-d, 3-d portrait, Amgueddfa Cymru, Big Pit, Exhibition, Kings of the Underground, Last Voices of the Rhondda, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Rhondda Heritage Park

We’ve just uploaded the “King’s of the Underground” videos to our YouTube Channel, Vimeo and the People’s Collection Wales. These high res versions (embedded from Vimeo) were on display at […]

Tin Mines in 360° Video

in °360, 360 tour, 360 virtual tour, Botallack, Miners, National Trust, tin, tin-mine, UNESCO

The Tin Mines of Cornwall are a world heritage site. Click here or on the link below to view 360° video of Cornwall’s tin coast. You are able to navigate […]

Virtual Reality at Additional Learning Needs Schools

in Additional Learning Needs, ALD, Education, Special School, Virtual Reality, VR, VR for education

We recently had the pleasure of visiting The Hollies School in Cardiff. Hollies is an Additional Learning Needs school environment. At Vision Fountain’s core is inclusivity. So it was a […]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

in Auschwitz, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, museum

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state […]

Cornish Tin Mines

in Botallack, National Trust, tin, tin-mine, UNESCO, World Heritage Site

A proud Cornishman, recently invited us to visit Cornwall. We stayed at Sennan, right next to Land’s End. There was a stupendous beach with a view across the wild sea […]

Our 2022 in Review

in Amgueddfa Cymru, Digital Installation, Exhibition, Heritage Lottery Fund, Kings of the Underground, Last Voices of the Rhondda, Oculus, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Virtual Reality, voice recordings, VR, VR for education

Vision Fountain had a productive 2022. We added innovative digital skills and broadened our partnership network while building on our strengths of community storytelling. “Kings of the Underground” introduced 3D […]

Immersive Storytelling