Immersive Virtual Reality Experience of Historical Events Using Haptics and Locomotion Simulation

Virtual reality (VR) and 3D modeling technologies have become increasingly powerful tools for multiple fields, such as education, architecture, cultural heritage. Museums are no longer places only placing exhibiting collections artworks. They use to offer a new way of communicating art history with their visitors. In this paper, we present the initial results proposed workflow towards highlighting interpreting historic event an immersive interactive VR experience utilization senses user. Using treadmill navigating haptic gloves interacting environment, combined detailed models, deepens sense immersion. The our study show that engaging visual manipulation in environment can effectively enhance perception realism evoke stronger presence, amplifying educational informative museum.