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The Tell-Tale He[AR]t

The Tell-Tale He[AR]t
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Our team has created an augmented reality book version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” The AR features embedded bring the book to life through recorded audio and animations. Simply scan each page to enter into the world of Poe. This book is a follow-up to an immersive theatrical performance, “Poe’s Shadows,” that was previously exhibited at the Moss Arts Center.

Our team’s performance of “Poe’s Shadows” was a 360-degree video installation that explored what happens when literary texts are lifted from the “page to the stage,” reimagined by new technology.

Following the exhibit, our team wanted to reach a broader audience, so we created an AR version. We used the original illustrations and audio recordings as a foundation—then worked with a graphic design student to create more elaborate animations, a sound design student to create a new sound-scape, and a group of creative technologies students (and the ARIES lab) to bring the whole piece to life in AR.

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Organization

  • Virginia Tech

Team

  • Tanner Upthegrove, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology,
  • Samuel Lally, College of Engineering, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Creative Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering 
  • Meaghan  Dee, College of Architecture and Urban Studies,  School of Visual Arts / Graphic Design
  • Ethan Candelario, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Graphic Design
  • Sam Lally, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Creative Technologies, ARIES
  • Todd Ogle, University Libraries, ARIES, Alayna Ricard, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Creative Technologies