Visitor Perceptions of the Potential for Virtual Reality in a Small Museum

Abstract

Virtual reality offers museums the possibility of creating immersive and interactive user experiences which have not hitherto been possible. It is essential, however, to take into consideration the views, attitudes and experiences of the visitors to museums to achieve the maximum impact of these technologies. We present the results of a survey of visitors to a small museum, undertaken as part of the design work for a VR installation. The results show a good awareness of virtual reality among the museum’s visitors and some experience with it, as well as a clear interest in it as a way of enhancing the museum experience.

Affiliations

Dept. of Information Technology

Limerick Institute of Technology

Dept. of Design & Visual Art

IADT Dún Laoghaire

Contributors

Eric Mc Namara

Dr Séamus Ó Ciardhuáin

Denise Mc Evoy

Conference

Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

Pages: 1-5

ID: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.180

Copyright statement: © Namara et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of British HCI 2018. Belfast, UK.

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing