Muted Blue

• Main Author: Ngo, Huy Quoc
• Other Authors: Art and Art History, Tucker, Thomas J., Nesbitt, Sterling J., Santos Lages, Wallace
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Virginia Tech 2020
• Subjects: Virtual Reality; Education; Gaming; Technology; Blue whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99208

Muted Blue (Whale Level) is a Virtual Reality educational experience that explores the possibility of creating an alternative learning method in an informal learning setting such as a museum. This project seeks to merge art, technology and education to create an immersive, interactive learning experience that is geared toward Gen Z and Millennial but can be enjoyed by every age group. Unreal 4 game engine along with other 3D packages made it possible to develop a Virtual Reality experience that can be used as a complimentary piece that can possibly exist along side a museum exhibit. Master of Fine Arts Muted Blue (Whale Level) is an interactive museum experience that aims to give audience a more informative and interactive digital experience. The main focus of Muted Blue is allowing users to explore and learn at their own pace. This Virtual Reality Museum idea in particular, is geared toward the potential museum goers that are in the Gen Z and Millennial generations because technology has been an integral part of their lives. Muted Blue (Whale Level) is capable of creating an impossible space that cannot be recreated inside of a real museum while providing meaningful, educational information along with beautiful visuals that will assist with the learning process and inspire the users to learn and care more about our ocean.