{"id":16889,"date":"2024-12-16T23:39:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/a-volcanic-explosion-every-15-minutes-how-australias-museums-are-turning-to-tech-to-lure-us-in\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T23:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:39:51","slug":"a-volcanic-explosion-every-15-minutes-how-australias-museums-are-turning-to-tech-to-lure-us-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/a-volcanic-explosion-every-15-minutes-how-australias-museums-are-turning-to-tech-to-lure-us-in\/","title":{"rendered":"A volcanic explosion every 15 minutes: how Australia\u2019s museums are turning to tech to lure us in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Museums are using VR and immersive experiences to boost attendances \u2013 and, while it can provide an amazing spectacle, critics say it can be an expensive distraction<\/p>\n

It starts with a low rumble, then an explosion and a deafening roar. A pyroclastic flow bursts from the volcano and hurtles towards us at a frightening speed. Showers of ash appear to pummel the space around us \u2013 well technically, it\u2019s a pumice lapilli unique to Mount Vesuvius \u2013 and, for a few minutes, visitors to the National Museum of Australia are in Pompeii 1,946 years ago.<\/p>\n

Immersive experiences, including increasingly sophisticated virtual reality technology, have gone from gimmick to essential component of blockbuster museum exhibitions, despite criticism from scholarly quarters that whiz-bang special effects can distract viewers from the actual artefacts and exhibits, and are training a future generation to assume entertainment is the primary function of museums.<\/p>\n

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\nMuseums are using VR and immersive experiences to boost attendances \u2013 and, while it can provide an amazing spectacle, critics say it can be an expensive distraction
\nIt starts with a low rumble, then an explosion and a deafening roar. A pyroclastic flow bursts from the volcano and hurtles towards us at a frightening speed. Showers of ash appear to pummel the space around us \u2013 well technically, it\u2019s a pumice lapilli unique to Mount Vesuvius \u2013 and, for a few minutes, visitors to the National Museum of Australia are in Pompeii 1,946 years ago.
\nImmersive experiences, including increasingly sophisticated virtual reality technology, have gone from gimmick to essential component of blockbuster museum exhibitions, despite criticism from scholarly quarters that whiz-bang special effects can distract viewers from the actual artefacts and exhibits, and are training a future generation to assume entertainment is the primary function of museums.
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Museums are using VR and immersive experiences to boost attendances \u2013 and, while it can provide an amazing spectacle, critics say it can be an expensive distraction It starts with a low rumble, then an explosion and a deafening roar. A pyroclastic flow bursts from the volcano and hurtles towards us at a frightening speed. …<\/p>\n

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