an interactive 3D model of the entire Empire Exhibition of 1938. The model is annotated with themed guided tours which incorporate archival images and video, quotes from scholarly and community sources, and prompts for critical engagement with the material. The 6 tours are themed around:
1) Tait's Tower
2) Scottish Identities
3) Hidden Histories
4) Colonialism
5) Industry
6) Energy.

The application is delivered as a scene in the Unity game engine.To install it simply:
1) download the zip file from https://radar.gsa.ac.uk/10417/31/EmpireExhibitionInteractiveApp.zip
2) unzip the files
3) keep the folder structure intact
4) double click the file called EmpireExhibitionNarratives.exe

More about the project:
The Empire Exhibition of 1938 was a major international exposition held in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. Its purpose was to showcase the achievements of the British Empire, promote trade, and strengthen imperial bonds. It attracted over 13 million visitors during its six-month duration, yet today there is so little evidence remaining that most people are unaware of its existence, even if they regularly use the park. Whilst overshadowed by WW2, the Exhibition remains a significant historical event and continues to be relevant to the study of British social, cultural, economic, industrial, and political history. However, there is now a crucial need to reassess narratives of the Exhibition from a postcolonial perspective.

Decolonising the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 through Augmented Reality Narratives was funded by the AHRC.