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Lunchtime Lecture: Empire in 3D with Daisy Abbott
Saturday 26 October
Discover how a 3D recreation of the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow can transform our view of history
The international exposition held at Bellahouston Park attracted 13 million people to Glasgow in 1938 during its six-month duration, yet little physical evidence remains. Today, using an archive of visitor photographs, postcards and ephemera, researchers at Glasgow School of Art have meticulously rebuilt the streets and 100+ buildings that made up the Exhibition as an interactive 3D game.
Join Daisy Abbott, academic developer at the School of Innovation and Technology, as they explore how this digital tool can reshape our understanding of this cultural event, its architectural achievements and draw out those hidden and unrepresented stories.
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Drop-in to Robertson Learning Studio throughout the day to experience the 3D interactive yourself and explore 1930s Glasgow. Click here for more details.
Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World is on until Sunday 27th October.
About the artist:
Daisy Abbott is an interdisciplinary researcher, lecturer, and academic developer at the School of Innovation and Technology at The Glasgow School of Art, as well as a STEM Ambassador. Daisy’s work spans digital and playful pedagogies, game-based learning, 3D visualisation, academic and researcher development, and the application of digital technology in the arts and humanities.
The digital interactives around the Empire Exhibition of 1938 were created by a wide team of individuals, organisations and funding bodies including School of Innovation and Technology at The Glasgow School of Art, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Michaela Lange and Daisy Abbott.
