See 18th century shipwreck in Augmented Reality
In 1997, a marine biology laboratory was to be built in the area where Linnaeus University is now located and a side of a ship was discovered. It turned out to be a wreck about 21 metres long and 7 metres wide. Now, via Augmented Reality, you can see the wreck in natural size if you visit the Stella house in Kalmar.
The ship probably belongs to a group of smaller transport and merchant ships, which were in use around the turn of the 1700s. After investigation, the wreck was covered over and not exposed again until the new university campus began construction in the 2010s. When it reappeared, new investigations were carried out by Kalmar County Museum before the 35-tonne wreck was buried again. This time deeper and about 40 metres from its original location.
The Cultural University at Linnaeus University has produced a 3D model that you can view on your mobile phone. The project has been a collaboration between the Cultural University and a student group within the course ‘Applied Interaction Design’ and with Kalmar County Museum for support.
You can see the 3D model when you are in building Stella on the Kalmar campus.
What is Augmented Reality?
A virtual layer on top of the physical environment...
Read more about the wreck here