Abstract—Combining digital reconstruction with mobile technologies
has the potential of enriching visitors experience to
historic sites. Through designing a mobile App with Google
Cardboard it is possible to use technology already in peoples’
pockets to provide immersive on-site exploration of historic sites.
This paper looks at our experience in developing such a mobile
App which acts as a digital guided tour of the remains of St
Andrews Cathedral. The App brings together traditional media
such as audio, images, panoramas, 3D video and 4π Steradian (or
360°) video with a mobile smartphone and Google Cardboard to
provide a tour of one of Scotland’s most important historic sites.
The mobile App is available from both Google Play and iTunes,
providing direct delivery to a potential audience of millions.
It complements the location-aware mediaeval St Andrews App,
which provides a guided tour to the town of St Andrews as
a whole. In the absence of Google Cardboard the App is still
useful providing both visual content and audio commentary on
this historic monument.