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Exploring the Design of Virtual Reality Museums to Support Remote Visitation With Older Adults

Jingling Zhang, Qianjie Wei, Mingming Fan

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Abstract

Virtual Reality (VR) museums provide immersive visiting experiences. Despite growing efforts in VR museum design optimization, limited research addresses its efficacy for older adults. This project sought to investigate the challenges of and preferences for VR museum visits among older adults through a user-centered participatory workshop. Our preliminary findings illuminate issues regarding spatial navigation, interpretive descriptions, collective aspiration for augmented multi-sensory interactions, and imagined content visualization. Based on our preliminary findings, we discuss potential design principles for enhancing the accessibility of VR museums for older adults.

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