Virtual Heritage and Virtual Culture

Experience Design / Applied Virtual Heritage (projects that have made significant real progress or are completed)

• Virtual Heritage and Museum Environments

• Virtual Reality in Archaeology and Historical Research

• Social dimensions of Virtual Heritage

• Reality Bytes – fieldwork disasters and anecdotes

 Theoretical Virtual Heritage

• Novel research ideas

• Virtual Heritage and Museum Environments

• Virtual Reality in Archaeology and Historical Research

• Social dimensions of Virtual Heritage 

Applied Cultural Theory

• Space and place

• Cyber anthropology

• Virtual property

• Historical perspectives

Indigenous Knowledge & Knowledge Systems

• Narratives and Knowledge

• Indigenous Knowledge and Virtual Environments

• Heritage legislation, IP and digital rights management

• Addressing the Digital Divide

Professional Guidelines and Ethics

• Guidelines and International Charters

• Ethics of the design and use of VR

• Cultural heritage legislation in a digital domain

• Cultural Heritage Management

• Policy development and the role of technology 

Finance and Legal

• Obtaining funding for cultural heritage projects

• Legal issues, challenges and solutions

• Success stories and challenges