IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

The Use of Virtual Museums, Simulations, and Recreations as Educational Tools

The Use of Virtual Museums, Simulations, and Recreations as Educational Tools
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Dionysios Politis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)and Ionnis Marras (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 42
Source title: E-Learning Methodologies and Computer Applications in Archaeology
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Dionysios Politis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-759-1.ch010

Purchase

View The Use of Virtual Museums, Simulations, and Recreations as Educational Tools on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

The idea of creating a virtual museum is far from new. However, creating a museum that an archaeologist could customize to match his needs is quite innovative. Here we present a system which can be used for online visualization of museums. Although there are plenty of online virtual museums, none of them is customizable. These museums are designed statically and represent certain museums, which makes it rather difficult to change. On the contrary, our Dynamic Virtual Museum is easily managed through database entries, which provide all necessary variables (rooms, models, exhibits) and interact with the renderer through scripts. Therefore, the virtual museum can be easily transformed to match any given exhibition or a visitor’s specific choices. The system consists of two main elements, a database where all information about the exhibits, models, and so forth, is kept and a renderer which is responsible for graphically representing all this information on the computer screen.

Related Content

Vasanthi Reena Williams. © 2023. 13 pages.
Kiran Vazirani, Rameesha Kalra, Sunanda Vincent Jaiwant. © 2023. 17 pages.
Amandeep Singh, Jyoti Verma, Gagandeep Kaur. © 2023. 11 pages.
Ayodeji Ilesanmi. © 2023. 16 pages.
Nidhi Sheoran, Nisha, Kuldeep Chaudhary. © 2023. 23 pages.
Abin George, D. Ravindran, Monika Sirothiya, Mahendar Goli, Nisha Rajan. © 2023. 22 pages.
Deepa Sharma. © 2023. 16 pages.
Body Bottom