Transbaikal Museum Launches VR Tour of Evenki Reindeer Herders' Camp
The Kalar Museum of History and Local Lore in Transbaikal has launched a virtual tour of an Evenki camp, created using augmented reality equipment and detailed images of more than 100 museum exhibits.
Visitors can choose between two scenarios. In the first, a young Evenki woman serves as a virtual guide and talks about the culture, traditions and everyday life of reindeer herders. In the second, visitors can independently explore objects used by the nomadic people with the help of a digital navigation system.
Museum staff worked on the project for six months together with representatives of the Indigenous peoples of the North from the Kalar District, while specialists from Yekaterinburg and Sevastopol created the visualization of the VR space. The project cost 1 million rubles.
