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Reviving Victorian Virtual Reality: A Toolkit for Restoring and Disseminating Historical Stereographs in Contemporary VR

2025

Abstract

This paper presents a computational toolkit for disseminating historical stereographs in virtual reality (VR). Combining automatic restoration, augmentation, and visualization, the toolkit addresses systemic barriers to large-scale dissemination. It enables immersive engagement with digitized cultural heritage, bridging historical stereoscopy and contemporary VR to revolutionize access to 19th-century immersive media.

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