Guests attending Burns Night suppers this month can get unexpected help in appreciating Scotland’s national bard – thanks to virtual reality. The VR experiences have been created by scanning items from Burns collections across Scotland as well as key sites and places in his life. “And even if you get to a museum where they have some key Burns objects, you cannot pick them up and view them closely. “The potential of Virtual Reality Museums is extraordinary. “The possibilities of the Museums in the Metaverse project are vast,” she told the Observer.

Source: The Star January 14, 2024 11:12 UTC