Author: Efstratios Geronikolakis

In Colonial America, publisher and postmaster Mary Katherine Goddard was the first printer of the Declaration of Independence. Yet, despite this illustrious background and fascinating personal history, not a single biography has been published of this pioneering woman. Immersive journalist and virtual reality innovator Nonny de la Peña redresses this lack of research in a VR experience commissioned for the proposed Women’s History Museum in Washington D.C. “Unlike a lot of men from that time, there’s not a ton written about her. It wasn’t like choosing Eleanor Roosevelt!” de la Peña tells The Creators Project. Having been the only newspaper...

The “Night at the Museum” movies came with the tagline, “Where history comes to life.” That tagline can now apply to the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, which has opened an augmented reality (AR) exhibit where guests can roam with dinosaurs, dolphins, rhinos, and even an astronaut. Museum visitors can experience the “Adventurers” AR display on the large screen adjacent to Devil Rex in the T-rex atrium. “I think it’s going to be a hit,” said Adrienne Barker, director of the museum. Friday was the first day for the exhibit and children and adults were drawn...

You begin in darkness. Then a crack forms and light shines through, growing brighter as more of the wall encasing you falls away. You look out and see your parents, both eagles, chirping as they pull at the shell that you no longer need. With your egg casing gone, you see the world that you have been born into: Paris. And then you take off, soaring high above the Seine, flapping through the middle of the Eiffel Tower and cruising on to Notre Dame. Although this might sound like an enthralling dream, it’s not. It’s reality…virtual reality. On July...

Take an epic journey back through 150 million years of Yorkshire to discover lost giants and the changing worlds they inhabited in this major new exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum. From the depths of the deepest seas to the ancient coasts and tropical shallows, meet the dinosaurs and sea monsters that once roamed our vast and ever-changing landscapes. Experience each Jurassic world as the colossal creatures and their surroundings are brought to life using the latest research and ground-breaking technology. Inspect the finest details of an ichthyosaur as its flesh and skin are superimposed over its preserved skeleton; serve...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is embracing virtual reality as it looks to make cultural offerings more widely available. Through a pair of partnerships, SAAM is looking to expand access to its exhibits and digitize more offerings. In May, the museum announced a partnership with Intel, in which the tech giant detailed plans to deploy technology that makes exhibits available in virtual reality, and add to the museum’s 3D capture capabilities for works and artifacts. This week, the first signs of the partnership are on view. The Renwick Gallery’s current exhibition, titled “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man,”...