Semele and The Jazz Age in VR

by Daniel Foster

Imagine a kind of virtual museum space with interactive exhibits that you can visit by yourself or with others. You can interact both with the objects in the room and with other visitors. Read texts, move about the rooms, talk with your fellow visitors, watch a film, listen to music, visit websites, gesture with a laser pointer, closely examine artworks, and click on the objects to reveal more information. All of the exhibits in these virtual rooms are related to Semele and/or the Jazz Age. While some of the material contained here is already on this website, some is not. In either case, encountering this media in VR will hopefully enhance your sensory enjoyment for a fuller, more rounded and detailed experience. 

Click the HOLLYWOODLAND image below to be transported to this virtual space. Then click “Connect” in the middle of the page. Use your arrow keys to move around the rooms and your trackpad or mouse to turn around and look up or down. No extra hardware or software is needed. Enjoy!