Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations

Thompson, Seth. “Francis Frith’s Stereoscopic Views of the Nubian Temples and Monuments.” Paper presented at the American Research Center in Egypt’s Cross-Cultural Interaction in Egypt through the Ages Conference, Cairo, Egypt, December 5–7, 2025.

Thompson, Seth. “Francis Frith’s Stereoscopic Views of the Nubian Temples and Monuments.” Paper presented at the 34th International Panorama Council Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2–4, 2025.

Thompson, Seth. “Sacred Spaces of New England: Cultural Heritage and the Panorama.” Paper presented at the 33rd International Panorama Council Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 2-4, 2024.

Thompson, Seth. “Francis Frith: Nineteenth Century Immersive Media Pioneer.” Paper presented at the Sessions on the History of Stereoscopic Photography V, 50th 3D-Con of the National Stereoscopic Association, Wichita, Kansas, USA, July 26, 2024.

Thompson, Seth. “Francis Frith: Nineteenth Century Immersive Media Pioneer.” Paper presented at the American Research Center in Egypt’s Virtual Meeting, May 17-19, 2024.

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.