Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations

Thompson, Seth. “360° Panoramic Imaging and Digital Heritage Preservation: Drawing from the Panorama’s Past.” Paper presented at the 31st International Panorama Council Conference, Luxembourg, September 13-18, 2022.

Thompson, Seth. “Introducing Immersive Image Design into the First-Year Experience at University: Using Smartphones to Display 360° Panoramic Drawings.” Paper presented at the 30th International Panorama Council Conference, Online and New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA, September 15-18, 2021.

Thompson, Seth. “360° Panoramic Drawing: Introducing Immersive Image Design into the First-Year Experience.” Paper presented at the 2021 FATE (Foundations in Art, Theory and Education) Conference, Online and Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, April 15-17, 2021.

Thompson, Seth. “Where Islamic Visual Theory and Western Pictorial Tradition Meet:
360° Panoramic Photography’s Two-Dimensional Image Projections and Sacred Spaces.” Paper presented at the 29th International Panorama Council Conference, Online and Bursa, Turkey, October 14-16, 2020.

Thompson, Seth. “Artistic Research, Cultural Heritage, and Virtual Reality Panoramic Photography: Sacred Spaces of New England.” Paper presented at the 28th International Panorama Council Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, September 26-27, 2019.

Thompson, Seth. “Constructing National Identity through the Lens of the Painted Panorama: The Bourbaki Panorama in Lucerne, Switzerland.” Paper presented at the 27th International Panorama Council Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, September 19-21, 2018.

Thompson, Seth. “Re-Presenting Cultural Heritage with VR Panoramic Photography: Lessons Drawn from Media Art History.” Paper presented at the 26th International Panorama Council Conference, New York, New York, USA, September 29-October 1, 2017.

Thompson, Seth. “VR Panoramic Photography and Perspective Projection Systems: Drawing from the Panorama’s Past.” Paper presented at the 25th International Panorama Council Conference, Ópusztaszer, Hungary, September 28-30, 2016.

Thompson, Seth. “VR Panoramic Photography and Perspective Projection Systems: Drawing from the Panorama’s Past.” Paper presented at the Seventh International Conference on the Image, Liverpool, UK, September 1-2, 2016.

Thompson, Seth. “Cultural Heritage Through the Lens of the Panorama: Painted and Digital Panoramic Re-Presentations of Versailles.” Paper presented at the 24rd IPC International Panorama Conference, Namur, Belgium, September 9-11, 2015.

Thompson, Seth. “VR Panoramic Photography and Hypermedia: Drawing from the Panorama’s Past.” Paper presented at The 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art, Vancouver, Canada, August 14-19, 2015. ISSN: 2451-8611 ISBN: 978-1-910172-00-1. url: http://isea2015.org/proceeding/submissions/ISEA2015_submission_46.pdf.

Thompson, Seth. “The Jazeera Al Hamra Digital Heritage Project: A Model for Digitally Preserving the Heritage of the Arabian Peninsula.” Paper presented at The 20th International Symposium on Electronic Art, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 3-5, 2014.

Thompson, Seth. “Cultural Heritage, Hypermedia Narratives and the VR Panorama: Sacred Sites Considered.” Paper presented at the 23rd IPC International Panorama Conference, Altötting, Germany, September 10-13, 2014.

Thompson, Seth. “The Jazeera Al Hamra Digital Heritage Project: A Model for Digitally Preserving the Heritage of the Arabian Peninsula.” Paper presented at the Seventh International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, Los Angeles, California, United States, August 4-6, 2014.

Thompson, Seth. “Cultural Heritage and the Panorama: From Painting to Imaging.” Paper presented at Eighth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Budapest, Hungary, June 24-26, 2013.

Thompson, Seth. “Reclaiming Histories and the Virtual Museum: A Proposal to Preserve Al Jazeera Al Hamra.” Paper presented at XXIIIrd International CIPA (The International Scientific Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage) Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, September 12-16, 2011.

Thompson, Seth. “Reclaiming Histories and the Virtual Museum: A Proposal to Preserve Al Jazeera Al Hamra.” Paper presented at Sixth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Berlin, Germany, May 9-11, 2011.

Thompson, Seth. “Needs Assessment Strategies for the Emerging Museum Website: The Case of the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization.” Paper presented at Third International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, June 29- July 2, 2010.

Thompson, Seth. “Redefining the Museum in the Digital Age: Web 2.0 Technologies and Contemporary Museum Theory.” Paper presented at Fourth International Conference on Arts in Society, Venice, Italy, July 28-31, 2009.

Thompson, Seth. “Globalization, Economics and Museums: Saadiyat Island’s Cultural District.” Paper presented at Third International Conference on Arts in Society, Birmingham, United Kingdom, July 28-31, 2008.

Thompson, Seth. “Globalization, Economics and Museums: Saadiyat Island’s Cultural District in Abu Dhabi, UAE.” Paper presented at Instant Cities: Emergent Trends in Architecture and Urbanism in the Arab World Conference, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, April 1-3, 2008.