{"id":22827,"date":"2021-05-05T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomic-temporary-10999751.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=22827"},"modified":"2024-12-01T13:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:06:32","slug":"hololens-ar-et-patrimoine-artistique-a-louvain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/format30.com\/en\/2021\/05\/05\/hololens-ar-et-patrimoine-artistique-a-louvain\/","title":{"rendered":"Hololens and old Masters, Leuven's successful recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leuven's M Museum offers a tour of its artistic heritage with Hololens<\/em>Microsoft's augmented reality system. Take a stroll through an exceptional monument and discover the new exhibition \u2018Between Heaven and Earth - The Last Supper of Bouts\u2019 in a whole new way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a previous article, I talked about the tour with Aumgented Reality dedicated to Van Eyck<\/a>. Today, it is another experience of Augmented Reality that I'm writing about: Leuven's M Museum<\/strong> with the exhibition Between Heaven and Earth - The last Supper of Bouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the title of the exhibition focuses on the Last Supper, Dieric Bouts' masterpiece, the theme of the visit is the history of Leuven, its relationship with the church, works of art and so on. Here, there is no climactic narrative about a visit to a single work, but rather the discovery and exploitation of a history and heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hololens or tablet, you select<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The AR system offered by the museum is Microsoft's Hololens<\/a>. But you can also borrow a tablet if you feel more comfortable with this device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unlike the system at Saint-Bavon, the route is not marked out by a virtual trail, but by a series of stickers placed on the floor. Their dark colour is sometimes difficult to distinguish from the black and white marble floor of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interactivity on the menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To activate the holograms, you need to point your finger at the virtual buttons on the menu. This is a little surprising at first, but you soon get used to the system. What's more, interacting \u2018physically\u2019 with the menu reinforces the impression of real manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whereas the Van Eyck tour took place in a dark crypt, the Leuven tour takes you on a tour of an a giorno lit church. a giorno.  <\/em>This gives you the chance to contemplate the countless works of art along the way. Although, through the glasses, it is rather difficult to see the details of the paintings, sculptures or other pieces of gold smithery. The downside is that, at some stations, the external lighting through the stained-glass interferes with the virtual images and makes them less distinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other difference is that you are also surrounded by people who have nothing to do with your virtual visit. But the faithful are going about their religious business, and other visitors carefully avoid interfering with these strangely helmeted beings. They pass discreetly behind you, leaving your field of vision clear, with a great deal of discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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