Internet Archive VR

Archiving the Internet Archive so future generations can walk around the Library of Alexandria 2.0 which stores humanity's knowledge. The social VR worlds are made from a 3D scan of the Internet Archive HQ located in San Francisco California. More info about the project can be found here: https://hackmd.io/@XR/internetarchive.

Demos

Outside

Inside

• JanusXR
  • https://madjin.github.io/internet-archive-vr/indoor/
    • https://archive.on.fleek.co/indoor/
  • https://madjin.github.io/internet-archive-vr/indoor/earth.html
    • https://archive.on.fleek.co/indoor/earth.html
  • https://madjin.github.io/internet-archive-vr/indoor/water.html
    • https://archive.on.fleek.co/indoor/water.html
• VRChat (unreleased)
  • https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_9105c877-31d3-4913-8e15-595b47bd6982&instanceId=0 - Present
  • https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_a00ec13c-fc45-4489-b5c3-7ffc434e16af&instanceId=0 - Ancient
  • https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_b4475921-0b47-4380-ac47-22622fd4cbf4&instanceId=0 - Water
• Mozilla Hubs
  • https://hubs.mozilla.com/scenes/dSgoJtN
  • hub.link/NpEDx7H - Demo (open in Oculus Browser)
• Sketchfab
  • https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/internet-archive-building-2d76cc9e714f42bb9d090af73074296a
  • https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/internet-archive-b895255e32fd408eab9cf6d4d092c1b9
• Hyperfy
  • https://hyperfy.io/internetarchive
  • https://hyperfy.io/archive

Media

Check out these great videos about the Internet Archive!

• How The Internet Archive Is Preserving Our Online World, One Webpage at a Time
• The Internet Archive Wants To Be A Digital Library For Everything | Sunday TODAY
• Internet history is fragile. This archive is making sure it doesn’t disappear
• An inside look at the Internet Archive
• The Internet Archive's Quest for All Knowledge

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License

Original 3D scan data from: https://gitlab.com/unityversity/InternetVARchive

This project is developed in public domain by unofficial volunteers for the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/about/terms.php

Special thanks to James Baicoianu and Simbridge.