Dr PAUL TENNENT PAUL.TENNENT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Thresholds: Embedding Virtual Reality in the Museum
Tennent, Paul; Martindale, Sarah; Benford, Steve; Darzentas, Dimitrios; Brundell, Pat; Collishaw, Mat
Authors
Dr SARAH MARTINDALE Sarah.Martindale@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL INNOVATION IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Professor STEVE BENFORD steve.benford@nottingham.ac.uk
DUNFORD CHAIR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dimitrios Darzentas
Mr PAT BRUNDELL PAT.BRUNDELL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
RESEARCH FELLOW
Mat Collishaw
Abstract
We examine the experience of Thresholds, a virtual reality (VR) recreation of the world's first photographic exhibition, which has toured to multiple museums. Following the method of performance-led research in the wild, we provide an account of the artist's design rationale and the experiences of visitors as the work toured. We reveal how the overlaying and juxtaposing of virtual and physical spaces established a VR architecture that underpinned the extended user experience. Overlaying was used to layer a virtual model onto a corresponding physical set to deliver physical sensations of touch and movement alongside visual and audio stimuli. Juxtaposition was used to embed the VR installation within the surrounding gallery space at each host museum, dealing with the challenges of entering, exiting, spectating, and invigilating the experience. We propose that museum designers can use these techniques to deliver VR installations that are compelling but also scalable and tourable.
Citation
Tennent, P., Martindale, S., Benford, S., Darzentas, D., Brundell, P., & Collishaw, M. (2020). Thresholds: Embedding Virtual Reality in the Museum. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 13(2), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1145/3369394
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 13, 2020 |
Publication Date | Jun 29, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Oct 7, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 13, 2020 |
Journal | Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage |
Print ISSN | 1556-4673 |
Electronic ISSN | 1556-4711 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | 12 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1145/3369394 |
Keywords | Conservation; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Information Systems; Computer Science Applications |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4944478 |
Publisher URL | https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3369394 |
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