{"id":12975,"date":"2025-09-29T09:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/?page_id=12975"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:05:10","slug":"the-house-of-serenos-vr-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/news-activities\/projects\/the-house-of-serenos-vr-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The House of Serenos VR Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>What is it?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Professor Susanna McFadden and her research team collaborated with HKU Arts Tech Lab to produce The House of Serenos VR Experience\u2014an immersive package that assesses VR&#8217;s educational potential while expanding engagement with significant archaeological discoveries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How can it be accessed?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>School groups are welcome to contact our Research Team for further details. \u6b61\u8fce\u5b78\u6821\u5718\u9ad4\u806f\u7d61\u6211\u5011\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>Alice Farmer (farmer@hku.hk), Osanna Lau (lauosann@hku.hk)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column 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