Eye of the Veholder: AR Extending and Blending of Museum Objects and Virtual Collections

Ronald Haynes ()
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Ronald Haynes: University of Cambridge

A chapter in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, 2018, pp 79-91 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Enhanced and innovative museum exhibitions are enabled by collaborative use of Augmented Reality, interconnecting collections and complementing physical with relevant virtual objects for all participants. Carefully assembling related objects from multiple collections benefits museum visitors and researchers, cohering experiences in a blended collection environment. We propose collaboration between suitable institutions to develop a Veholder (Virtual Environment for Holdings and Online Digital Educational Repositories) community project. This should help share key museum holdings, rich sources of material for general learning and focussed research, which otherwise remain hidden in storage or in distant repositories. While preserving natural and cultural heritage, this collaborative AR approach can extend the wider impact of collections, aiding our overall understanding, deeper appreciation, and shared knowledge. Discussions about research-based specialist collections held at the Universities of Cambridge and Copenhagen have indicated keen interest in further development, with additional partnering institutions and funding options being actively sought.

Keywords: Augmented reality; Museums; Virtual collections; Blended collections; 360 viewing; 3D scanning; Calibration and real-world scaling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64027-3_6

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