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Although it might seem simple to keep kids happy and entertained, the process is a lot more difficult than most people realize. I started thinking more seriously about going through and entertaining the kids in my house, and it occurred to me that we could do better. I began carefully considering all of the different aspects of entertainment, and I was really surprised with how many options were out there. I wanted to start a new website that looked at entertainment from a parenting perspective. Check out these posts to find out how you can keep your kids happy without compromising their intelligence.

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Three Ways For Museums To Use Virtual Reality

Rhonda Gardner

Virtual reality video games can give their players a thrill, but it's not only gamers who can benefit from this modern-day technology. Many organizations can explore virtual reality as a way to offer an improved experience to their visitors, and this is definitely true where museums are concerned. If you're in charge of a museum's exhibits and you're looking to give people a new reason to visit, it's worthwhile to explore virtual reality technology. There are many unique ways that you can use VR to enhance the experience at your museum. Here are some suggestions.

Virtual Art Gallery Visits

If the focus of your museum is on art, you can safely assume that those who visit you might be interested in touring some of the world's most notable art museums. Thanks to virtual reality, they can do so. Wearing a VR headset loaded with the right footage, a visitor to your museum can explore some famous art museums around the world — without actually stepping out of your museum. Many museums partner with each other in this manner to give visitors the ability to essentially jump from museum to museum, all in virtual reality.

Flying Famous Aircrafts

If you operate an aircraft museum, you likely have a number of aircraft indoors and outdoors that your guests can walk around and learn about. You might assume that many of your guests would love the opportunity to virtually fly one of these aircrafts — and you'd be right. With the right VR software, you can give your guests this experience by having them virtually step into the cockpit of a World War II bomber or a modern-day jet fighter and pilot the airplane — all thanks to virtual reality.

Get Immersed In Science

Many museums are dedicated to science, and this can be another topic that partners well with virtual reality technology. There are many different ways that you can enhance the science-focused experience for your museum guests with VR. For example, if you have a special exhibit about space, you can have visitors put on the VR headset and feel as though they're floating in space. Or, you could have them virtually experience a wide range of science experiments in virtual reality. This entire approach isn't just a way to get more people to visit your museum. It also helps to enhance their experience and even help them to learn more during their visit.


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