**The interactive virtual reality exhibit is a large room filled with technology from floor to ceiling, allowing young children and their parents to experience spending time in the forest, fully animated and interactive. Targeted at preschoolers, the virtual reality exhibit offers a series of fun interactions in a virtual environment to stimulate understanding of forest ecosystems. Push the boundaries of museum interactive virtual reality using 16 projectors and 7 networked motion detectors to control procedural animation in a custom C++ 3D application. As time passes, from dawn to dusk to night, young visitors explore the space, experience different lighting conditions, and encounter the animals that are active during these times. Each animal has its own unique personality and way of interacting, responding to the children's actions and behaviors. Children and their parents can also affect the flow of water through the tunnel by using the log posts provided to block the river beneath their feet. These actions visibly affect the plants and animals downstream and teach young visitors about the water dynamics of the Everglades. Children also have the opportunity to learn about weather dynamics and witness the associated changes in the seasons as the exhibition progresses. Finally, at the end of the virtual reality exhibit experience, young visitors can use the provided flashlight props to illuminate the night scene of the Everglades and discover animals they would not normally see --ar 16:9** - Image #4 <@1093794174450548786>
The interactive virtual reality exhibit is a large room filled with technology from floor to ceiling, allowing young children and their parents to experience spending time in the forest, fully animated and interactive. Targeted at preschoolers, the virtual reality exhibit offers a series of fun interactions in a virtual environment to stimulate understanding of forest ecosystems. Push the boundaries of museum interactive virtual reality using 16 projectors and 7 networked motion detectors to control procedural animation in a custom C 3D application. As time passes, from dawn to dusk to night, young visitors explore the space, experience different lighting conditions, and encounter the animals that are active during these times. Each animal has its own unique personality and way of interacting, responding to the childrens actions and behaviors. Children and their parents can also affect the flow of water through the tunnel by using the log posts provided to block the river beneath their feet. These actions visibly affect the plants and animals downstream and teach young visitors about the water dynamics of the Everglades. Children also have the opportunity to learn about weather dynamics and witness the associated changes in the seasons as the exhibition progresses. Finally, at the end of the virtual reality exhibit experience, young visitors can use the provided flashlight props to illuminate the night scene of the Everglades and discover animals they would not normally see