Connecting Past and Present: Practical Exhibition of the Digital Archive “Great Kanto Earthquake from Companies”

Abstract

This study explores a digital archive with an interface connecting the past and the present about Great Kanto Earthquake. The objective is to shift the perception of the earthquake from a historical event to a continuum connecting the past and present. Implemented through screen projection VR, the digital archive visualizes seismic intensity data, the spread of fires, survivor experiences, Shibusawa Eiichi's evacuation route, disaster photographs, and post-recovery economic data on a digital globe. The practical exhibition of this digital archive provides an experiential understanding that the past earthquake is an event that occurred in the place where we currently live.