EUreka3D-XR. 3D and XR in European Digital Cultural Heritage

The EUreka3D‑XR project is the author of this publication, which describes a set of innovative tools implemented to create three extended reality experience scenarios based on the reuse of existing digital cultural collections. The first scenario utilises the findings and collections of the Girona Municipal Archive, Catalonia, Spain, to reconstruct the missing portions of the city’s historical walls, employing AI technologies. The second scenario maps points of interest for the archaeological centre of Bibracte, France, offering an enriched AR experience for visitors. This experience places 3D representations of museum artefacts and virtual reconstructions of lost buildings back into the landscape context. The third scenario mixes the 3D digitisation of the historic hermitage (Enkleistra) of St Neophytos in Paphos, Cyprus, and its Byzantine frescoes together with historical documents, to deliver a range of VR experiences that make it possible for the visitor to interact with a virtual avatar of the saint and listen to the story of his life in the Enkleistra.