Project | The Virtual Reality Oracle (VRO): An Immersive Experience of the Ancient Greek Oracle at Dodona
- Jun 2020–May 2023
- Ancient History • Virtual Reality
A virtual reality recreation of divination at the ancient oracle of Zeus at Dodona
The VRO project is a collaborative research project that aims to use VR to recreate an approximation of the historical experiences of individuals consulting the ancient oracle of Zeus and Dione at Dodona, NW Greece.
Partners: Friday Sundae Studios, King's College London, University of Bath & University of Bristol.
- Project Website
- http://www.vroracle.co.uk
- Funding Body
- AHRC
- Grant Reference
- AH/T004673/1
- Role
- Research Associate
Videos
Gallery
The Oracle of Zeus at Dodona
The Oracle of Zeus at Dodona
The Virtual Reality Orace at Bristol Museum, July 2022.
Chris overseeing a visitor's experience of the VRO at Bristol Museum.
The Virtual Reality Orace at Bristol Museum, July 2022.
Chris testing a headset (looks like it's working!)
The Virtual Reality Orace at Bristol Museum, July 2022.
Esther Eidinow
The Virtual Reality Orace at Bristol Museum, July 2022.
L-R: Richard Cole, Esther Eidinow, Harriet Lloyd and Chris Bevan.
The Virtual Reality Orace at Kings College London, Jan 2023.
The Virtual Reality Orace at Kings College London, Jan 2023.
Consulting the Oracle
Chris presenting at Classics Association Conference 2023, University of Cambridge.
VRO Project Team at Classical Association Conference 2023, University of Cambridge.
Publications
- Imagine That! Imaginative Suggestibility Affects Presence in Virtual Reality
- Crescent Jicol, Christopher Clarke, Emilia Tor, Hiu Lam Yip, Jinha Yoon, Chris Bevan, Hugh Bowden, Elisa Brann, Kirsten Cater, Richard Cole, Quinton Deeley, Esther Eidinow, Eamonn O'Neill, Christof Lutteroth, Michael J Proulx. 2023. CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581212.
Press
- Travel back to Ancient Greece in virtual reality
- University of Bristol. June 30, 2023.
- Virtual Reality Experience transports students to Ancient Greece
- King's College London. Jan. 25, 2023.
- The Virtual Reality Oracle Project investigates ancient divination and modern technology
- University of Bristol. July 6, 2020.