A new website developed by Dublin City Council is making use of images, text, video, 3D imagery and virtual reality to explore the city before, during and after the 1916 Rising.
The City and the Rising makes use of a range of current and emerging media technologies to give a graphic insight into how the city’s buildings and streets played a pivotal role in the planning, execution and legacy of the event that was to lead to the creation of the Irish Republic.
An interactive map lets the user explore sites such as the GPO, Liberty Hall, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin Castle and many other locations where the events that influenced the course of the Rising took place.
A second level available at certain locations provides a closer map view and details notable incidents and events – for example, the rebel trenches dug at St. Stephen’s Green, the building where Eamon DeValera raised a decoy flag to distract British forces near Boland’s Mills.
“The aim of the The City and the Rising website is to offer an online experience that is visually striking, emotionally engaging and highly memorable; one that will thrill, captivate and inspire audiences, young and old alike. The oculus headset really lets you step back in time to the Dublin of 1916… It’s not just a learning experience its ‘edutainment’,” said Lord Mayor of Dublin Criona Ni Dhalaigh.
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