Rhondda Heritage Park

Immersive 360° Video Story – The Dr’s Tramroad

in 360 tour, 360°video, coal, Educators in VR, Immersive Storytelling, Outreach, Rhondda Heritage Park

Welsh text below / Testun Cymraeg isod We are currently engaged in the production of 360° videos, transforming narratives tailored for a fully mobile audience into immersive experiences for individuals […]

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 […]

Last Generation of Coalminers….Evaluation…..What they said…….

in 3D, 3D portrait, Amgueddfa Cymru, Community Project, Last Generation of Coalminers, National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Museuem Wales, Rhondda Heritage Park

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 […]

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

in 3-d portrait, 3D portrait, Amgueddfa Cymru, Big Pit, Exhibition, Heritage Lottery Fund, museum, National Museuem Wales, Photogrammetry, Recording Oral History, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Rhondda Heritage Park, The National Coal Mining Museum, Virtual Reality, voice recordings

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 […]

Kings of the Underground – Press Release

in 3D, 3D portrait, Afan Valley, Amgueddfa Cymru, Big Pit, Digital Installation, Education, Exhibition, Heritage Lottery Fund, Miners, museum, National Museuem Wales, Recording Oral History, Rhondda Heritage Park, The National Coal Mining Museum, Virtual Reality, VR

Kings of The Underground – Exhibition by Vision Fountain / National Waterfront Museum until 19th March 2023 (part of Amgueddfa Cymru / Museum of Wales) Download Vision Fountain Press Release […]

Kings of the Underground – Project Details

in 3D, Amgueddfa Cymru, Big Pit, Community Workshop, Digital Installation, Education, Heritage Lottery Fund, museum, National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Museuem Wales, Oral History, Photogrammetry, Rhondda Heritage Park, South Wales Miners Museum, VR, workshop

Kings of The Underground by Vision Fountain An exhibition of three-dimensional (3D) portraits of Welsh Miners called “Kings of the Underground” opens at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, Wales 07th […]

Fossil Room – User Testing

in Carboniferous, Community Project, Education, Educators in VR, Exhibition, fossil, fossils, Oculus, Outreach, Rhondda Heritage Park, UK Geology Project, Virtual Collection, Virtual Reality, VR, VR for education, Welsh Government, workshop

We undertook user testing (UT) with the Fossil Room virtual reality experience that was introduced at the open day at Rhondda Heritage Park. Most participants were children, with a few […]

The Festival of Archeology – Virtual Fossil Room

in 3-d Render, 3D, Carboniferous, Community Workshop, Educators in VR, Exhibition, fossil, fossils, Miners, museum, Outreach, paleontology, Participation and Interpretation Officer, Photogrammetry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Rhondda Heritage Park, UK Geology Project, Virtual, Virtual Reality, VR, Welsh Government

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 […]