Goldman said he hopes to use Lithodomos’ VR in other history classes as an educational tool.

Lithodomos has created nearly 400 virtual-reality “experiences” of ancient cities, mainly for tourists, but also for educational uses. This year, Goldman is trying out classroom applications for new technology being developed by Lithodomos VR, an Australian company. We always thought of Pompeii as a little town, well-preserved, then we saw a massive forum.” “They’ve re-created a long-destroyed city and let you walk through it and see what it was like to live there,” Georges said. Georges worked with the class of 20 students to answer Goldman’s questions about life in Pompeii, such as the layout of living spaces and sources of water, before the volcano’s destructive eruption. “Hello, sacks of flour,” said student Will Georges while looking around the ancient bakery.

About 20 students also viewed a Pompeii bakery and then ventured into the city’s forum where the Temple of Jupiter sat. Up popped colorful, 360-degree images of a prominent resident’s atrium room in the House of the Faun – so named for a statue. 4 study, students used their smartphones, $5 cardboard viewers and VR technology tied to archeological evidence. Gonzaga University history professor Andrew Goldman, an archeologist, is testing new tools in a class on Pompeii, an ancient Roman city buried by thick volcanic ash. Thanks to virtual reality, history students can tour Pompeii much like they’re passing through it before Mt.

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