Abstract:
This volume contains the papers from the First International Conference on VR
Technologies in Cultural Heritage (VRTCH 2018). The event was organized under the
project eHERITAGE (Expanding the Research and Innovation Capacity in Cultural
Heritage Virtual Reality Applications), which is a Coordination and Support action that
addresses the challenges described in the topic H2020-TWINN-2015 of the H2020
Work Program.
The coordinator of the eHERITAGE project is the Transilvania University of
Brasov, a public research-oriented higher education institution that has been participating
in a wide variety of nationally and internationally funded research projects. The
supporting partners involved in the eHERITAGE project are Jožef Stefan Institute and
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa. The Jožef Stefan Institute is the most important
research institute in Slovenia, ranked among the top 50 research centers in Europe with
respect to European involvement. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa is a public
university that holds a unique position within the Italian higher education system. It is
active in the fields of experimental sciences and social sciences and currently aims at
developing graduate programs where rigorous traditional courses are combined with
opportunities for research, service learning, internships, and entrepreneurship.