IIIF VR Viewer: Experiencing Cultural Resources at Real Scale with WebXR and A-Frame
This project started from the idea that it might be interesting to experience cultural resource images published via IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) at actual physical scale. The result is a viewer that places IIIF images inside a VR recreation of an Edo-period townhouse (machiya), viewable in both a browser and a VR headset. The tech stack is A-Frame 1.5.0 + THREE.js 0.158.0 + WebXR. The 3D model is based on the Japanese Machiya Set Kit published on Sketchfab, split by component and reassembled as needed. ...