# Ep. 46 - Preserving Holocaust Testimony Through VR and Volumetric Capture

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Podcast: [Dr. VR](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-vr-6478166)
Published: 2026-02-12T21:03:57+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Dr. VR , I sit down with Dr. Oliver Schreer, who is an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Berlin and Head of the Immersive Media & Communication Group at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, to explore how cutting-edge volumetric capture technology is being used to preserve Holocaust testimony in VR. Dr. Schreer and his team developed two powerful VR experiences featuring Holocaust survivors: Eva Umlauf and Ernst Grube. Rather than relying on CGI avatars, they used high-fidelity volumetric capture to preserve the survivors exactly as they are—life-sized, realistic, and present. The result is not just immersive media, but a carefully designed encounter with living history and testimony. We discuss: ​ How 32-camera volumetric capture systems reconstruct humans in 3D ​ The technical challenges behind real-time mesh reconstruction and texturing ​A subtle but powerful innovation that enables eye contact in VR ​The ethical boundaries of modifying testimonial data ​How people respond emotionally and cognitively to immersive testimony ​Whether VR should become part of educational curricula ​The future of real-time 3D video communication beyond Zoom and Teams

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