AUTHOR=Plecher David A. , Keil Leonard , Kost Guy , Fiederling Max , Eichhorn Christian , Klinker Gudrun 

TITLE=Exploring underwater archaeology findings with a diving simulator in virtual reality

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Virtual Reality

VOLUME=Volume 3 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virtual-reality/articles/10.3389/frvir.2022.901335

DOI=10.3389/frvir.2022.901335

ISSN=2673-4192

ABSTRACT=With Virtual Reality (VR) technology maturing and spreading widely in recent years, it is
becoming an increasingly useful tool for entertainment and education alike. Its potential to
simulate hard to reach environments and emulate unique experiences believably could be of
great interest for the scientific study of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH), in particular for the simulation of real-world dives. VR enriched with techniques from immersive Serious Games could provide an authentic way to enjoy UCH and the sport of diving from
the comfort of the user’s home or as a museum exhibit. In this paper we are focusing on the
exploration on the wreck of a Roman merchant ship from the 5th century AD, which was found
near Veliki Piruzi (Croatia). The images taken by the underwater archaeologists enable a 3D
reconstruction of the excavation site.