VR experience hall in OVC wins UNESCO award
The Longlasting Civilization Intelligent Society VR Experience Hall in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC) was recently honored with UNESCO's "2025 Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases – Star of the Future".
The Time Corridor of the VR experience hall. [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]
The innovative case awards were established by UNESCO's World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region and several international institutions. The awards aim to promote the integration of heritage conservation with technology and creativity, establishing itself as a significant international accolade in the fields of cultural preservation and social innovation.
Relying on cutting-edge technologies like large language models, XR virtual reality, and multi-agent collaboration, the VR experience hall dynamically reconstructs 5,000 years of the Chinese civilization's past, present, and future to create the first original metaverse experience space in Central China.
An international visitor wears a VR device to experience life during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]
The hall covers nearly 1,500 square meters. Featuring a VR immersive space, a CAVE immersive experience, and a Time Corridor exhibition area, it displays scenes from various historical societal stages, such as fishing, agriculture, and industry, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the evolving journey of human civilization.
The project has already received over 100,000 visitors and has been honored with awards such as the "First Prize at the 2024 Hubei Second Cultural Industry Creative Design Competition" and the "2025 Digital China Innovation Contest – Digital Cultural Tourism Excellence Award".
