While wandering past animal skeletons in a natural history museum, you might wonder what the creatures looked like when they were alive. Illustrations displayed near the towering bones try to show you, but they can’t get across the scale of these creatures. That’s why several museums have developed augmented reality (AR) apps—and more—to show you! While wearing AR glasses, visitors to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, can see extinct animals moving about the galleries. The exhibit is called Revivre, which means “to live again” in French.
And museums aren’t the only groups using augmented reality and virtual reality (VR). These technologies were once the stuff of science fiction but are now used in many different ways. Read on to learn more about some awesome applications!
When you see an animal skeleton, you might wonder what it looked like when it was alive. Natural history museums use illustrations to try and show you. But these illustrations can’t show the scale of the animals. That’s why several museums have made augmented reality (AR) apps. These apps help you see what extinct animals were like when they were alive. Visitors to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, can see extinct animals moving about the galleries using AR goggles. The exhibit is called Revivre. It means “to live again” in French.
Museums aren’t the only groups using augmented reality and virtual reality (VR). These technologies were once the stuff of science fiction. Today they are used in many different ways. Read on to learn about how they’re used!