manly library virtual reality
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Manly Virtual Library
Manly Virtual LibraryA new way to discover online contentNorthernBeachesCouncil
What is Virtual RealityImage source: www.flickr.com/photos/jirka_matousek/8377291071
Virtual reality is accessible and cheap!
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and this will help drive uptake
What is VR being used for?
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Our initial idea: A virtual home for online content
unity: cross-platform game enginePro: over $100k per year 4.5 million: registered developers600 million: users
Interacting with content using a headset
Some things are better in 2D
Manly Cemetery
Inscribed Bricks
Google maps are doing something similar
Google business view programa quick and easy way to create 3D content?
Google maps are doing something similar
Google Project Tangoa quick and easy way to create 3D models?Image credit: Google
Google maps are doing something similar
Autodesk 123DUse your smartphone to create a 3D model
Grave U.359: The Nicols
The 3D Model
Google maps are doing something similar
The Nicols, photos and information
Manly Cemetery: find the person
Manly Cemetery: then find the plot
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An alternative way to organise digital content
If its in VR you cant break it!Source: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1068/533214999_a23cd48a33_b.jpg
Tailor content to the participant
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The reference service in Virtual RealitySource: www.vrspies.com/tag/vrchat/
The future is always just around the corner