Immersive & cultural mediation

3D, augmented reality, WebGL and AI applied to cultural mediation and immersive experiences: articles and field notes from METASENSE.

Comparison of immersive museum technologies: video mapping, VR, Web AR, 3D web, dome and touchscreen kiosk
Immersive & cultural mediation

Video mapping, VR, Web AR, dome: which immersive technology for which venue and which budget?

Kilian Thomas
Kilian Thomas
August 18, 2026
Touring exhibition of a private collection being installed in a venue with no technical equipment
Immersive & cultural mediation

Touring a private collection: opening it to visitors when there is no museum

Julien Pierre
Julien Pierre
August 11, 2026
Visitor talking with an AI curator in front of a museum artwork, on a smartphone
Immersive & cultural mediation

Museum chatbot or AI curator: giving your collection its own voice

Kilian Thomas
Kilian Thomas
August 4, 2026
Comparison of 3D web stacks: Spline, React Three Fiber and custom Three.js
Immersive & cultural mediation

Three.js, React Three Fiber, Spline: which stack for 3D on the web?

Pierre-Louis Gournay
Pierre-Louis Gournay
July 8, 2026
Immersive stand at a trade show with a 3D screen and a WebAR QR code requiring no app
Immersive & cultural mediation

Immersive trade show stands: make an impact, then extend the experience online

Julien Pierre
Julien Pierre
July 7, 2026
Augmented pack surrounded by information cards (traceability, origin, recipe, certificate) in augmented reality
Immersive & cultural mediation

Augmented reality packaging: make your packs speak without an app

Pierre-Louis Gournay
Pierre-Louis Gournay
July 2, 2026
Visitor discovering a Roman gladiator reconstructed in augmented reality inside an ancient amphitheatre
Immersive & cultural mediation

Augmented reality in museums: 5 uses that bring visitors back

Kilian Thomas
Kilian Thomas
June 23, 2026
Visitor scanning a QR code in a museum to launch an augmented reality tour app with no download
Immersive & cultural mediation

No-download museum tour app: WebAR explained

Pierre-Louis Gournay
Pierre-Louis Gournay
June 22, 2026
3D reconstruction of Roman Nîmes shown on a smartphone in the Nemausus Web App, with no download
Immersive & cultural mediation

Case study: how we designed the 3D augmented visitor journey for Nîmes la Romaine

Julien Pierre
Julien Pierre
June 15, 2026
3D reconstruction of Nîmes's ancient heritage — the Nîmes la Romaine app by METASENSE
Immersive & cultural mediation

How digital cultural mediation is changing with 3D, AI and immersive experiences

Julien Pierre
Julien Pierre
June 9, 2026
Immersive 3D WebGL web experience balanced against loading performance
Immersive & cultural mediation

The immersive web in 2026: 3D and WebGL without sacrificing performance

Pierre-Louis Gournay
Pierre-Louis Gournay
April 3, 2026