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Object Immersion: Database-Driven VRML and Robocam Technology in the Virtual MuseumAngelina Russo, University of South Australia Subsidiary
Session: Tools: Database Driven VRML and RoboCam
This paper will discuss ideas of object representation within the museum,
addressing the fragility of object collections, and will explore the
potential of virtual reality technologies to define new ways of viewing
museum space and display. The system of organising and classifying object
collections is regarded as the core of museum activity as a cultural
institution. But these very same collections are susceptible to heat,
dust, light all of which result in collections spending most of their
time in storage sheds away from main museum buildings and display spaces.
The introduction of virtual environments within the museum may be the
answer to displaying more of the collection more often. Virtual museum
spaces which allow objects to be chosen from databases and viewed within
contextual environments could see the creation of intriguing virtual
museum spaces constructed individually for each new visitor.
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