LAUREN SCHROEDER

'Light Up the Solstice' is an immersive WebAR experience that integrates hand tracking into a short game where you can learn more about solstice traditions. It was built using AR technologies of 8th Wall (for hand-tracking integration) and A-Frame.

Gently wave your hand across paper artifacts, bringing them to life with informative narratives. Each artifact represents a unique winter solstice tradition from various cultures around the world: from ancient rituals celebrating the rebirth of the sun to modern-day customs that bridge the past and the present.

Sources

Eldridge, Alison. "7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Dec. 2013, https://www.britannica.com/list/7-winter-solstice-celebrations-from-around-the-world

Greaney, Susan. "Here comes the sun! Stonehenge and the summer solstice". The British Museum. 15 June 2022.https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/here-comes-sun-stonehenge-and-summer-solstice

Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.1.8–9; Jane Chance, Medieval Mythography: From Roman North Africa to the School of Chartres, A.D. 433–1177 (University Press of Florida, 1994), p. 71.