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Virtual reality tours taking off at lost castles around Japan:The Asahi Shimbun

Posted by on October 28, 2016

TAKAMATSU–Modern technology is allowing visitors to immerse themselves in worlds of long-lost historical structures, including a castle built to protect Japan against ancient invaders.

Local government officials, companies and researchers are “rebuilding” heritage sites through computer graphics (CG) coupled with augmented reality (AR), the technique used for the Pokemon Go smartphone game application.

The programs are not only a boon for tourists, but the costs are much lo… (View original article)

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