UTILIZAREA TEHNICILOR REALITATII VIRTUALE IN INVATAMANTUL ARTISTIC
The Use of Techniques of Virtual Reality in Arts Education

Summary/Abstract: The cultural globalization led to a uniform human image: everywhere, at work we wear classic suit or costume, leisure time jeans and jacket. A natural question arises: we are citizens of the world, but how are we different from others? There are places in Romania, as well as in Japan or Mexico, where people wear dresses of very ancient origin, decorative art creations that one can be proud with, and by which one can assert a distinct identity. The purpose of this study is twofold. The proof presented is based on the RetROMANIA collection of costumes, decorative objects, furniture, jewelry and accessories from the XIX-th and the XX-th centuries, made by Adina Nanu, that is presented to students at the courses of art style history and scenography. The important collection is physically housed in the basement of a building, in good conditions, but hardly accesible to a large public. The collection is now being made available to everyone as a virtual museum. The paper presents a work in progress based on immersive and desktop virtual reality techniques, aimed to introduce the viewer to the visual arts and to educate the audience visually. The project presented herein is an ongoing educational venture, designed for engaging both teachers and learners in the intensive use of new learning technologies.

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