Aesthetics of Virtual: The Development Opportunities of Virtual Museums in Indonesia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24821/zah7aw08Keywords:
virtual museums, aesthetics of virtual, Indonesian museum, virtual experiencesAbstract
The Covid-19 pandemic requires us to carry out physical and social distancing. It is undeniable, this also has an impact on government policy to close tourist destinations, including museums. Currently, the sophisticated 3D visualization technology provides the potential for the development of virtual museums. The virtual museums were developed for giving experience of the visiting museum in digital world as a distance learning. This application can provide immersion through interactivity while exploring virtual museums. Basically, this article explains the aesthetic investigations in some virtual museums. The researchers describe the aesthetic of each sampled virtual museums projects. The literature synthesis of several virtual museums projects is expected to be able to give an idea of the potential development of virtual museums in Indonesia. The aesthetics of virtual elements could be used as recommendation for museum conservator for development of prospective Indonesian virtual museums. Furthermore, the aesthetics of virtual in digital museums provide opportunities to present virtual museums exploration experiences.
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