{"id":1805,"date":"2019-12-21T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T09:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/innovation-challenges\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2019-12-17T15:03:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T15:03:25","slug":"dec-21-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/innovation-challenges\/dec-21-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec 21. Augmented and Virtual Reality in Oxford museums"},"content":{"rendered":"
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IT Innovation Challenges advent calendar 2019<\/p><\/div>\n

Are you still making plans on how to spend the holidays?\u00a0How about a day out at the University’s museums?<\/p>\n

A number of\u00a0museums are currently exploring how to use innovative technology\u00a0to make their collections more engaging. Two projects funded by the IT Innovation Challenges are\u00a0dedicated to finding new possibilities\u00a0with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). You can find some of\u00a0the projects’ results\u00a0embedded in the museums already.<\/p>\n

Open Cabinet<\/h3>\n

Open Cabinet<\/em><\/a>\u00a0uses AR technology to create new opportunities for enriching University and lifelong learning through virtual handling of 3D artefacts in the museum. The project has two intertwined aims: to embed objects more deeply into the learning experience at Oxford by facilitating their use as unique learning resources by staff and students, and to enhance the public visitor experience by using this innovative technology to improve access to objects without altering the highly-valued appearance and atmosphere of the museums.<\/p>\n

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Open Cabinet virtually takes museum objects out of their display cases and allows you to engage with the 3D models on your mobile device. Photo by Robbie Brock CC BY-NC-SA<\/p><\/div>\n

Bring your smart phone to the Pitt Rivers and keep an eye out for QR codes. When scanning them, they will bring up 3D models of the museum objects on your phone that you can interact with.<\/p>\n

Read more about Open Cabinet<\/a><\/p>\n

Physical and Virtual\u00a0Show and Tell<\/h3>\n

In this GLAM Labs project\u00a0the team will create an \u2018experience station\u2019 in the Museum of Natural History\u00a0 to provide visitors with access to VR models of specimens that they can manipulate using their \u2018virtual hands\u2019, supported by digital annotations and interpretation. A touchscreen built in to the kiosk will also allow access to other digital content created by the Museum that is not currently available to in-gallery visitors. This station will be designed so that it can be used as \u2018self-service\u2019, but it will also serve as a base from which regular Spotlight Specimen \u2018show and tell\u2019 sessions can be run by staff. These facilitated sessions will allow staff to use 3D printed models (and specimens) related to the VR models available in the headset component of the station.<\/p>\n

This project is still in the early stages, but keep an eye out for news about the VR kiosk in the\u00a0Museum of Natural History.<\/p>\n

Read more about Physical and Virtual Show and Tell<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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