The Los Angeles Natural History Museum exhibits a virtual reality experience

The Blu: An Underwater VR Experience is a temporary exhibition, Created by Wevr, in collaboration with museum scientists and film director Jake Rowel, which leads the visitor to explore the wonders of the seabed, to know closely some of the most impressive species of the earth.

Opened in 1913, he Los Angeles Natural History Museum It is the largest in its kind located in the west of the United States and its collection includes almost 35 millions of specimens and artifacts that cover 4.500 million years of history, and that are shown in permanent exhibitions that occupy three floors of the building.

This museum also organizes temporary exhibitions such as The Bl: An Underwater VR Experience, A sample that has virtual reality as the protagonist. This exhibition, that has just opened and will be open until 28 April, It offers an immersion adventure that makes the visitor feel as if it were underwater, showing the majesty of the ocean and its different habitats.

In this six -minute exhibition, The visitor embarks on a spectacular trip under the oceanic waters, allowing him will explore a sunk ship and the marine life that develops around him, including the encounter with a blue whale of 24 metros.

After this you can walk through a coral reef where you can interact with sea anemones and jellyfish; and finish the trip with an immersion to the bottom of the ocean to see bioluminescent creatures.

“It is fantastic to see all those creatures and not have to be underwater, Nor go cold, and reach areas that would be almost impossible to reach real life. Visitors can see animals closely, in particular the whale and the turtle, interact with jellyfish and see how they respond. The experience is scientifically very accurate and does a good job in replicating what it feels like underwater, While you're standing, warm and dry”, explica Chris Thacker, NHMLA Fish Curator.

Before starting experience, Visitors can see the different species in the exhibition and see projections of coral reefs. Next, They have five ‘pods’ In the gallery, that each glasses contain HTC Vive. There is also an area of being where you can, In real time, See in a streaming monitor this underwater experience.

The virtual reality study Wevr, In collaboration with museum scientists and film director Jake Rowell have been responsible for this immersive experience that allows diving in the depths of the sea without the need to get wet. Only virtual reality glasses are required.

The complete project is an almost experience 30 minutes developed as content for HTC ar, which has been exhibited at different film festivals such as Sunday. The museum is using a specially created version of six minutes, y su mammalogy collections manager, Jim Dines, He was involved in his development to ensure the accuracy of exeperience.