Archiving the Memory of the Holocaust

Abstract

Volumetric Video is a rather new technology, which allows the creation of dynamic 3D models of persons, which can then be utilized like computer generated models in any 3D environment. In a recent project between UFA and Fraunhofer HHI a VR documentary about the last German survivor of the Holocaust Ernst Grube has been produced. It consists of six interviews with Ernst Grube lasting about 8–12 min each. The Jewish contemporary witness talks about his experience in Nazi Germany and his imprisonment in the concentration camp Theresienstadt. The VR experience allows the user to meet Ernst Grube and the young interviewer at different places, for which a thrilling virtual environment has been built. Additional interactive components provide the user with more detailed historical information, such as videos, images and text.