Deauville: A virtual reality journey to discover the waterfront before Les Planches

In the heart of summer, in Franciscan MonasteryIt's a time travel What is the cultural life team place? Deauville (Calvados) and Nova Studio.

What did the seafront look like in front of these panels and the Pompeian baths that are inseparable today from the image of Deauville? It's good. Immersive Experience Which is presented in Virtual Realitytakes us on a journey. In the past from 1859 to 1924.

Collaboration between Franciscan and Noovae Studio

Behind this project is first and foremost Emmanuel Coss, a Franciscan cultural mediator, who wanted to design Deauville's past. A project that came to fruition with the centenary celebrations of Les Planches. After Very in-depth research In public and private archives “to adhere to history as much as possible”, he then turned to the Noovae studio, Specializing in realistic 3D heritage modeling..

He transferred his research to them – information, photographs, topographical plans, drawings and even paintings – and the Noovae studio used it in the design of spaces and buildings, thanks to video game technologyBefore bringing all these scenes to life. “We use software specifically used for video games. Fortnite“Which allows us to have completely unique light shows,” specify Thomas Bontemes and Marie Rousseau, of Noovae studio.

From swamps to Pompeian baths

Once the VR headset is securely connected, we'll get started. 12 minutes of film“It is still early for the ship that, this month, June 1859takes the first holidaymakers of the season to Trouville. Arriving in Le Havre by train from Paris, it was the culmination of a long and arduous journey that the Industrial Revolution sought to shorten. Audio commentary, original music by Ollie Swann and the first images take us back to 1859, The starting point of our journey through time.

We turn our heads to head towards the other side of the tok where ” Vast virgin lands It seems to promise endless expansion. To explore the history of Deauville before Blanche, this immersive experience offers stops at specific periods. We start from this period when Deauville was just a village, next to the remaining marshes. From the lands of great isolation “. We discover how small group of businessmenespecially with the Duke of Morny, “will turn the fate of these inhospitable steppes.” Make it a place of elegance.

We advance in time, to find ourselves in it. 1870Where the small village turned into A real city with beautiful homes and new practices.. in February 1875violent storm Located in Deauville, Deauville Beach is 200 metres away. A storm caused building a boom Its end ends with a platform. “Over time, the silt and sand carried by the winds end up filling the basin, which must have looked like a vast steppe reminiscent of the original swamp. ‘This is how the waves of the sea are created,’ the narrator tells us.

The boom is then destroyed and replaced with a Neo-Norman style sea bathingWe discover there in 1905 Cabins divided into two rectangular buildings, then into 1913The appearance of “one of Prestigious Casinos in Europesurrounded by two huge palaces, Le Royal and Le Normandie.

Waterfront transformation that continues until Charles Ada Project Which focuses in Pompeian baths on the modernity of the Art Deco style and antique inspiration. Project completed by A The corridorready to become legendary.

During this video we watch Building villas and then large palaceswe learn more about it. Evolution of coastal practicesWe find buildings that we know so well today. “We didn’t want a history lesson or a guided tour, this is a way Tells the story of the waterfront in a lively and dynamic way. “

From August 20 to 23, then September 21 and 22, from 10:30 am to 5:15 pm, at Clotre, at the Franciscans, in Deauville. 9 sessions per day by reservation, from 12 years old. Prices: 3/5 euros. The full video can be found on YouTube under the title “100 years of councils: Deauville before the councils”.

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