Digital Humanities and AR-VR CSR Project | The Memory Lab

The Memory Lab: Centre for Memory Studies and Digital Humanities

Objective

• The proposed interdisciplinary Memory Lab at IIT Madras aims to pioneer a groundbreaking initiative in the humanities and social sciences, leveraging AR/VR technology to establish a cutting-edge platform for storing, simulating, and sharing data and memories, guided by cognitive studies and digital humanities principles

Description

• This IIT Madras interdisciplinary Memory Lab pioneers the fusion of cognitive studies, digital humanities, and immersive AR/VR technologies to store, simulate, and share cultural memories and heritage. By creating copyrighted 360-degree VR content, patented AR/VR applications, physical-digital exhibits with tourism partners, and educational apps in collaboration with corporations and cultural groups, the lab shifts humanities research paradigms ? generating academic prestige through the Journal of Memory Studies and Digital Humanities while driving cultural sustainability and technology-driven social impact.

Impact

• Copyrighted 360-degree VR content with cultural groups for revenue, Patent AR/VR apps and recreate cultural spaces for subscriptions, Create physical-digital exhibits with tourism partners, Foster global research collaborations and generate project revenue, Launch IIT Madras' Journal of Memory Studies and Digital Humanities for academic prestige