This may not be in-line with what you're looking for, as we aren't
developing our own app or new product, but we're going to be using Google
Expeditions (which is a Google app that uses Cardboard as it's VR platform)
in outreach programs conducted in urban venues, such as museums.
Expeditions was developed aimed at delivering virtual field trips to school
students, but we plan to use it to deliver a learning experience/virtual
field trip of either a national park or national historic site (usually not
in our big cities here in Canada) in an urban destination, like the various
museums we partner with.
So, for example, if a museum has an exhibit on the Confederation of Canada
then we could offer a virtual field trip to an historic site related to the
story of the development of Canada, or if a zoo or nature museum has an
exhibit on an endangered species, or even a rearing and reintroduction
program, then we could offer a virtual tour of the park where that species
still exists, onsite at the zoo/museum to augment their own programming and
raise a bit of public appreciation and understanding for our places at the
same time.
I think this model works best when what you're showing as a virtual field
trip/tour highlights a place that relates to the museum's content, yet
isn't a location the average visitor would easily have access to, or is
quite far away. It's a great way to collaborate with other institutions
around the world. Another possibility would be to show the behind the
scenes workings of a museum showcasing the types of unusual (at least to
the public) jobs staff do, maybe each panorma represents places all over
the world where museum researchers do their field work. The added bonus, is
that Google markets Expeditions to the formal education community so you
may get teachers using your product in their classrooms as well, furthering
reach.
Although it's by no means the higher end of what's happening in VR, the
nice thing we're finding about Expeditions is there's very little technical
effort/expertise needed in developing one, you just need some of your own
decent resolution panoramic photos, or you can use pre-existing content on
Google Street View, and associated written speaking points similar to an
interpretive program.
Michael White
Analyste principal de la recherche - Nouveaux médias, Direction de
l'expérience de la marque
Parcs Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
30 rue Victoria (PC-02-E), 2-11, Gatineau QC J8X 0B3
[log in to unmask] / Tél. : 819-420-9300
Senior Research Analyst - New Media, Brand Experience Branch
Parks Canada / Government of Canada
30 Victoria Street (PC-02-E), 2-11, Gatineau QC J8X 0B3
[log in to unmask] / Tel: 819-420-9300
From: greenland ship <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 12/01/2017 06:59 AM
Subject: [MCG] Google cardboard projects?
Sent by: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>
I'm looking for some good Google Cardboard museum projects - for children
and adults. Any heads ups for some good examples that I can try out?
Thanks as ever,
Kate
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