AVimmerse Joins the Royal Academy of Engineering for Immersive Heritage Storytelling

Reimagining Access to Heritage Through Immersive Storytelling

AVimmerse founder Keith Myers has been selected from hundreds of applicants to join an exclusive programme run by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

This milestone marks an important step not just for AVimmerse, but for the future of immersive heritage, digital storytelling, and place-based experiences across the UK.

Building the Next Generation of Immersive Heritage Experiences

AVimmerse exists to change how people connect with history, culture, and place. Our work brings together immersive technology, storytelling, and heritage research to make the past more accessible, engaging, and meaningful.

Our work sits at the intersection of immersive technology, storytelling, and heritage research. Through our Studio, we explore how AR, XR, spatial media, and narrative design can be combined to create meaningful, place-based digital experiences.

Being supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering strengthens a direction we are already moving in:

developing scalable, inclusive, and people-centred digital heritage products that work in real-world settings.

This is not about technology for its own sake.

It is about impact, access, and connection.

What We Are Working Towards

We are currently developing a new product that will reshape how people engage with heritage in everyday places.

While we are not revealing full details yet, our focus is clear:

• Making heritage accessible beyond museum walls.

• Enabling place-based storytelling rooted in real locations.

• Supporting schools, communities, churches, and heritage organisations.

• Combining AR, XR, spatial media, and digital mapping in practical ways.

• Lowering barriers to participation and understanding.

From local history trails and community storytelling to educational and civic engagement tools, our work centres on people, place, and memory.

From Projects to Products

AVimmerse has delivered immersive experiences across AR, VR, film, 360 video, and spatial storytelling for cultural institutions, education, and public engagement.

This shift is central to how AVimmerse operates as a studio, moving from one-off commissions towards scalable platforms and products that create lasting impact.

The Royal Academy of Engineering programme supports our transition from bespoke projects into repeatable, scalable products, allowing our work to reach wider audiences and create long-term value.

This includes:

• Product development and validation.

• Responsible use of immersive and AI-assisted technologies.

• Sustainable growth and partnerships.

• A clear roadmap for digital heritage innovation.

Scaling With Purpose

The backing of the Royal Academy of Engineering provides expert mentoring, national visibility, and strategic support. More importantly, it helps ensure that growth is ethical, inclusive, and grounded in real social value.

For our partners and clients, this means stronger collaboration, clearer direction, and solutions designed to last.

What This Means For You

If you are a heritage organisation, school, council, church, or cultural partner exploring new ways to engage audiences, this is the right moment to talk.

The heritage sector is changing.

Communities want deeper connections to place.

Digital tools need to be meaningful, not gimmicks.

At AVimmerse, we are building the tools to meet that moment.

More soon.

Much more.