V-aRt-Explorer

Exploration of Data Spaces in VR in the Context of Museological Cultural Heritage Collections

V-aRt-Explorer is concerned with the exploration of data spaces in VR in the context of museological cultural heritage collections. Its objective is to let users gain better understanding and insight into a given data set by providing intuitive forms of real time interaction with the data as well as rendering comprehensible spatial visual representation that offer more context, in particular by giving reference to geographical aspects of the data. Thoughtful attention is given to visualization fidelity. Using immersive VR technology for the exploration task unveils new perspectives on the data on display for the viewer and results in increased user engagement.

Various aspects of the project have been discussed in the following blog posts:

• Exploration of Dataspaces in Virtual Reality
• Exploration of Dataspaces in the Context of Museological Cultural Heritage Collections
• Who will benefit from this?
• State of the Art for Exploration of Dataspaces in VR
• Scenarios for the Exploration of Cultural Heritage Collection Data in VR
• Some Challenges to Overcome when Working with Museological Cultural Heritage Data
• Mapping Data
• Visualization of Uncertainty
• Interaction with Data in VR and 3D UI Design
• Overall Design Decisions for the Worldmap Data Exploration Prototype
• Design Considerations regarding Display of Collection Items
• Orientation in the Virtual Space
• Testing the Experience
• Current State and Outlook