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Co-creating a VR Narrative Experience of Constructing a Food Storage Following OvaHimba Traditional Practices
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As part of an attempt to co-create a comprehensive virtual environment in which one can explore and learn traditional practices of the OvaHimba people, we have co-designed and implemented a VR experience to construct a traditional food storage.In collaboration with the OvaHimba community residing in Otjisa, we have explored culturally valid representations of the process.We have further investigated different techniques such as photogrammetry, generative AI and manual methods to develop 3D models.Our findings highlight the importance of context, process, and community-defined relevance in co-design, the fluidity of cultural realities and virtual representations, as well as technical challenges.
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Some cultural representations are inherently process-driven and cannot be accurately conveyed as isolated moments or objects.
“These findings highlight that some cultural representations are inherently process-driven and cannot be accurately conveyed as isolated moments or objects [52].”
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- Peter, K., Makosa, I., Auala, S., Ndjao, L., Maasz, D., Mbinge, U., & Winschiers-Theophilus, H.
- Affiliations
- Namibia University of Science and Technology (NA)
- Omukuendata matriclan and Okoto patriclan, Otjisa, Kunene, Namibia
- Department of Software Engineering, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia
- ORCID
- Venue
- Proceedings of the 2025 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2025-05-31
- Pages
- 418-423
- OpenAlex
- W4410919157
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2
- FWCI
- 2.04
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- MTC Namibia
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geology › 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design › Digital Media and Visual Art
- Keywords
- virtual reality, Ovahimba, co-design, cultural heritage, 3D modeling, photogrammetry, generative AI, community participation, cultural representation
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