Rhondda Cynon Taff

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Oral History in Rhondda Cynon Taf

in Community Project, Community Workshop, Exhibition, Miners, Oral History, Outreach, Recording Oral History, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Rhondda Heritage Park

Great to be back amongst the communities of the Rhondda where we are working with Rhondda Heritage Park / RCT along with various welfare halls and other community centres to […]

Kings of the Underground – Opening

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07th November, King’s of the Undergound exhibition had it’s official opening at the National Waterfront Museum – Amgueddfa Cymru. The event was attended by many involved in the project; ex-miners […]

The Festival of Archeology – Virtual Fossil Room

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Vision Fountain were invited to introduce and user test a new virtual reality experince; “The Fossil Room” (beta) we are creating in collaboration with Rhondda Heritage Park . The experience […]