Immersive Virtual Reality Experience of Historical Events Using Haptics and Locomotion Simulation
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Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) and 3D modeling technologies have become increasingly powerful tools for multiple fields, such as education, architecture, and cultural heritage. Museums are no longer places for only placing and exhibiting collections and artworks. They use such technologies to offer a new way of communicating art and history with their visitors. In this paper, we present the initial results of a proposed workflow towards highlighting and interpreting a historic event with the use of an immersive and interactive VR experience and the utilization of multiple senses of the user. Using a treadmill for navigating and haptic gloves for interacting with the environment, combined with the detailed 3D models, deepens the sense of immersion. The results of our study show that engaging multiple senses and visual manipulation in an immersive 3D environment can effectively enhance the perception of visual realism and evoke a stronger sense of presence, amplifying the educational and informative experience in a museum.
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OpenAlex topics: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
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Affiliations
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Funding
Τhe European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call Special Actions in aquatic farming-industrial materials-open innovation
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