Take a virtual walk through space at the Children's Museum

In keeping with the special exhibition "Rocket, Moon and Stars", visitors to the children's museum in Baden put on VR glasses and use them to immerse themselves in our solar system together with the "Floating in space" application.

A virtual space walk is probably one of the most popular VR experiences. Put on your glasses, pick up the controller and start walking: That's how easy the virtual reality application "Floating in space" works, which can be discovered from 22 February to 6 March at the Children's Museum in Baden. As soon as the glasses are put on, visitors find themselves in the middle of space - the sun and its planets can be recognised in a 360-degree view. The controller makes it child's play to zoom in on individual celestial bodies and view them up close.

Communicating science simply with VR

With the activities in the museum workshop, the Children's Museum aims to make scientific topics accessible to a wide audience. This is not the first exhibition at the Children's Museum to integrate VR, as our Report shows.

The application shows the proportions and composition of the planets in our solar system in a unique way, writes the Children's Museum in a press release. The application was developed by two computer science students on behalf of the Institute for Data Science at the FHNW and is an exciting addition to the current special exhibition "Rocket, Moon and Stars".

Around the universe

The special exhibition takes visitors on a journey into the vastness of the universe. On display are space travel artefacts, children's toys, children's books and other objects relating to the universe. The exhibition was created in 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. It was only planned to run until the end of 2021, but the duration has been extended by a year. It can be visited until the end of 2022.

The new virtual programme is free to visit during regular opening hours. It is aimed at children from the age of six, young people and adults. Opening hours are from Tuesday to Saturday, from 2 to 5 pm, and on Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. There are also special guided tours for school classes.

Source: aargauerzeitung / Children's Museum