Microsoft · 2023
Ancient Olympia
A HoloLens walk through ancient Olympia as it stood 2,000 years ago, for Microsoft's AI for Cultural Heritage initiative.
- Client
- Microsoft
- Year
- 2023
- Role
- Technical Artist, Developer
- Stack
- HoloLens, Mixed Reality, Unity, 3D Reconstruction
The project
A mixed reality exhibition built for Microsoft’s AI for Cultural Heritage initiative, in collaboration with the Greek government. Visitors to the Athens Olympic Museum wear HoloLens headsets to walk through a digital reconstruction of ancient Olympia as it stood over 2,000 years ago, exploring temples, sanctuaries, and monumental sculpture with guided narration.
The project required reconstructing the site from archaeological records and historical references, then optimising that geometry for real-time rendering on HoloLens hardware. Interactive spatial anchoring let each visitor move freely through the space while maintaining consistent placement of the reconstructed environment.
