Virtual Threads
Peiter Bruegel
A Peasant Wedding 1567
Virtual Reality Master Study of
A Peasant Wedding 2025
A Peasant Wedding in VR
Inspired by the paintings of Pieter Bruegel
Virtual Threads is a VR project that recreates 16th-century European peasant communities as seen in Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s A Peasant Wedding (1567).
Using CLO3D and Unreal Engine with historical and material culture research methods, the project builds a 3D virtual reality environment, clothing, objects, and avatars.
Participants can explore the space depicted by Bruegel to see their world in a direct and interactive way.
Virtual Threads
A reconstructed portrait in VR of Johannes Kepler
This project recreates a portrait of 16th-century astronomer and mathematician, Johannes Kepler. The VR experience shows the elliptical orbit of planets, a discovery by Kepler, and how this work connected the the religious and political beliefs in Europe during the Counter Reformation.
Portrait of Kepler by August Kohler
1910
Material Culture research
Digital Master Study
2025
VR Experience
A Student Research Experience in VR
Virtual Threads
This project explores how CLO3D, a 3D garment design and simulation software, fosters student creativity and learning in the recreation of historical master study garments. Upper-level undergraduates selected historical images, conducted research, and digitally recreated the garments depicted in the image, culminating in a VR exhibition.