Hidden Treasure Walks – A Virtual Immersive Cultural Experience in Singapore

Hidden Treasure Walks is an art-based research project that uses immersive technologies—such as a GPS-triggered app, 360-degree videos, and site-specific AR—to guide users through untold stories along Bus 166 in Singapore. Drawing from fieldwork in natural and cultural communities along the route, the project blends artistic narrative with sensory experiences to explore hidden aspects of Singapore’s intangible heritage. By engaging with diverse voices and reinterpreting everyday spaces, the project proposes that art and technology can together enhance social awareness and urban understanding. It culminates in two outcomes: an interactive mobile app and a series of cinematic VR episodes, offering both on-site and remote users a multisensory journey through ecological, historical, and cultural layers of the city.