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Evaluating the Impact of Augmented and Virtual Reality

By Colleen McGaughey & John Russick

“I am perfectly astonished at the effect.” “The thrilling scenes therein depicted are beyond description.” “It is true and really wonderful.” These are reactions from visitors to the Chicago Fire Cyclorama, who, in 1892, were captivated by …
Outside the Collection Box: Connecting community with collections via augmented reality

By M. Anne Basham

Immersive technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and cross reality (XR) are quickly gaining momentum as a mass media tool deployable in all areas of industry and society, which has …
Creating Engaging Virtual Reality Experiences for Your Museum Collection Might Be Easier Than You Think

By Brady Lund and Shari Scribner

May Massee is a literary legend. She was a key player in the development of children’s literature in the United States, establishing the “junior books” division of Doubleday, Page, Inc. in 1923 and at the Viking Press in 1933. The May …
The Spaceship Solution: How museums can use experimental technology to solve problems

By Erica Harmon

Picture this: children and adults alike standing on the grounds of a museum on an early winter morning, sipping hot cocoa. Their eyes reach upward as they watch a three-foot spaceman created by the hands of an artist for this sole mission, …
Unpacking Our Understanding of Immersion

By Ed Rodley

When Rob Stein, AAM’s Executive Vice President & Chief Program Officer, first approached the AAM Media and Technology Professional Network with the announcement that AAM and the Knight Foundation were planning to hold a series of …
Museopunks Episode 29: Virtually Yours (Part 2)

By Suse Anderson

If there is a hot technology in museums right now, it is virtual reality–a technology sometimes credited as being the “ultimate empathy machine.” But can VR live up to the hype for museums? What happens when VR technologies are used to …
Museopunks Episode 28: Virtually Yours (Part 1)

By Suse Anderson

If there is a hot technology in museums right now, it is virtual reality–a technology sometimes credited as being the “ultimate empathy machine.” But can VR live up to the hype for museums? What happens when VR technologies are used to …
Join me in Detroit to Explore the Future of Immersive Practice

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’ve spent the past week designing some futurist exercises for a convening the Alliance is organizing at Detroit Institute of Arts, September 6-7. My colleagues and I are organizing Immersion in Museums: AR, VR or Just Plain R?, an intense …
Futurist Friday: Redemptive VR

By Elizabeth Merritt

Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination has released the first story in its Crowd Futures project. In this experiment in collaborative storytelling, authors and illustrators will invite members of an …
Get Hands-on with Virtual Reality at the AAM Annual Meeting!

By Elizabeth Merritt

Today’s conference sneak peek is from Barry Joseph, Associate Director for Digital Learning at the American Museum of Natural History. Barry previews some of the stories about digital prototyping he will share on Monday, May 8, at 8:45 am. …