{"id":3802,"date":"2019-01-17T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.wooster.edu.wooster.edu\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:28:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:28:33","slug":"museums-in-ar-vr-google-arts-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/museums-in-ar-vr-google-arts-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Museums in AR\/VR: Google Arts &amp; Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Explore art galleries through your phone without leaving your seat or paying a dime. Using Google Street View, you can take virtual reality tours with your phone and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Google Cardboard (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/vr.google.com\/cardboard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Cardboard<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pocket 360 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imcardboard.com\/pocket-360.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pocket 360<\/a> (also known as smartphone VR headsets). Tours appear in a 360 degree photo format with points of interest for viewers to read additional information or flat images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great tool for humanities exploring global and cultural spaces without leaving the classroom. Numerous resources to art pieces and museums also makes this a great teaching tool in Studio Art and Art History courses. As a free download to their smartphone, majority of students already the resource to access these immersive features. Educational Technology has a set of 15 pocket viewers to loan to faculty to use these in class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_2908-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"image of student viewing VR content through cardboard\" class=\"wp-image-3806\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_2908-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_2908-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_2908-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_2908-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_2908-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Viewing with Pocket 360 VR Headset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Google Arts Konzert Haus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgE-kuKAPRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">VR View in Google Arts and Culture requires mobile VR headset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Searching &#8220;VR&#8221; in the app from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"iOS Store (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/google-arts-culture\/id1050970557?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">iOS Store<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Google Play Store (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.cultural&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a>, gives you 19 Virtual Tours from around the world. The video clip above is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.konzerthaus.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Konzerthaus Berlin (opens in a new tab)\">Konzerthaus Berlin<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fun feature Google has been exploring is AR and archival art. Google digitally archived Vermeer&#8217;s paintings with high level of detail so viewers can go up close and see the cracks or damage. This project is housed in a small gallery space for viewers to enter and move around the space by tapping. Each gallery is thematic to Vermeer&#8217;s works with in-depth textual explanation of each piece of art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2208\" height=\"1242\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min.png?fit=1024%2C576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3807\" style=\"width:337px;height:189px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min.png 2208w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/IMG_3494-min-1920x1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2208px) 100vw, 2208px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Starting view of Vermeer&#8217;s AR Experience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Google Arts Vermeer AR\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9I42s-84Z_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the Google Arts and Culture to explore the VR or AR spaces and show off your new found knowledge to others! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore art galleries through your phone without leaving your seat or paying a dime. Using Google Street View, you can take virtual reality tours with your phone and Google Cardboard or Pocket 360 (also known as smartphone VR headsets). 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Using Google Street View, you can take virtual reality tours with your phone and Google Cardboard or Pocket 360 (also known as smartphone VR headsets). Tours appear in a 360 degree photo format with points of interest for viewers to read additional information or flat images. This is a great tool for humanities exploring global and cultural spaces without leaving the classroom. Numerous resources to art pieces and museums also makes this a great teaching tool in Studio Art and Art History courses. 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