VR art is touched in Touching Masterpieces

While the various VR headsets can be used to visualise virtual reality, there are also haptic gloves or even full-body suits to additionally feel the virtual worlds. The art exhibition "Touching Masterpieces" focuses on this.

In "Touching Masterpieces", visually impaired people can also experience virtual reality and have the opportunity to touch historical works of art with the help of haptic gloves. Normally, museums do not particularly like their works to be touched, which is why people who are not visually impaired can also benefit from "Touching Masterpieces".

For the exhibition "Touching Masterpieces" in the National Gallery in Prague, three virtual 3D objects to touch have been realised so far: The Bust of Nefertiti, the Venus de Milo and Michelangelo's David. The project is in collaboration with Geometry Prague and the Leontinka Foundation for visually impaired children. The haptic gloves come from the Spanish start-up NeuroDigital. On the official side the artworks can be downloaded free of charge.

Source: VR-World