A virtual reality presentation model named theBlu has been added to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, in between megamouth shark, bison diorama, and a bunch of excited school kids.
In general admission fees of $12, with an extra $10 fee, visitors can put on a VR headset and explore the ocean with blue whales swimming over the head or a group of silvery fish darting by. Visitors can use virtual flashlights to further explore the abyss.
Senior project manager and developer from the VR presentation model say that for the young audience, this thing is attractive. Experiment with VR technology in order to get more people in the door and interested in a wider collection is going on.
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This appeal is not restricted only to tech-savvy teens. Several older adults also come to have a look. This is the first time they were doing anything like this and they were thrilled by the idea.
This kind of exposure is something the virtual reality industry is chasing as a whole. Despite the promise made by VR as the next big thing in technology industry, it’s still to get mainstream.
Venues apart from home are a great space for the public to have their first experience in VR, according to the CEO of the company behind the Blu.
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Wevr gave a loan to the museum, the computers, and headsets. But, the company's broader vision is to make fans of this technology. At some point, perhaps, people will get inspired for buying their own headset and also to subscribe to the VR content produced by Wevr.
Some institutions are coming up with VR tours which allow users to explore the galleries in 3D and 360 degrees for the users that are already comfortable with VR. It enables them to go where people are. It’s no worry that VR will replace what is real. The more the image is digital to publish online, the great attendance it would gather. People when come to know that something exists, they want to experience it in real, original way. And that real life feeling is something VR isn’t yet able to replicate.
The experience is partial; it’s a glimpse or a hint, like seeing something which makes you want to see more. In VR tours, the sounds of museums get missed, the footsteps and whispers of echoes and conversations.
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