assignment3

Introduction

A VR Museum application preserves some of civilization's most valuable artifacts from ancient time of the world, through the use of VR museum people are able to experience the museums that are in different parts of the world easily regardless of the place where they are located. It allows users to view and experience the museum how they want. The user can interact with the artifacts, which is not permitted in traditional museums such as pick up and drop. A realistic view of the artifacts is provided by the application, as well as the most accurate scale.

Figure:  Environment of Museum

Description of the Application

As the new technologies emerge VR remains a well known device to make use of the virtual world. It helps bring the artifacts that are stored in museums come into life and offers real time immersion of the exhibition. It also gives user an all round visual experience. It also has changed the world by creating museums in the touch of a hand through use of VR technologies.

Interaction Designs 

VR Museum immerses people in historical events and the traditional artifacts . This application gives customers a 360-degree museum experience at home. A physical museum delivers real-world experiences, but an online museum limits visitors' ability to visualize exhibits' physical dimensions. The VR allows not only able to see the artifacts in the museum but also gives an insight of touching and grabbing the artifacts around the museum.

Proposed interactions

Virtual buttons which allows to change the position of the object by pointing towards the object.

Grabbing object which interacts people from the real world to the virtual environment and gives us access to grab and change the position of the object.

Lights can be turned on and off as the environment is a museum where the lights are not always turned on.

Virtual hands helps to know the movement of the user inside the environment.

Walking through the environment is possible due to the ovrplayer 

Technical Development

VR Museum uses virtual reality and Oculus Quest 2 VR glass. A VR Museum offers accurate 3D models of each artifact. When the user approaches close to the artifacts, the user can grab the artifact allowing the user to interact with the models of the museum. The app's virtual hand can interact with artifacts. Using 3D models, the software gives users a realistic virtual museum experience.

Controls (standard oculus player controller settings): Left controller joystick - To move smoothly through the environment Right controller joystick - To rotate player camera A button (right controller) - To toggle lights on/off

Description of 3D Models

All the 3d models are downloaded from unity asset store.

References

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/props/interior/free-floral-gold-jar-188685

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/animals/reptiles/iguana-57458

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/animals/mammals/black-bull-182476

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/props/vase-egypt-free-149689       

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vegetation/flowers/free-flower-ceramic-...