Implementation of the Project “Virtual Tour” of the Scientific Library of the Kemerovo State Institute of Culture
https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2025-4-91-99
Abstract
The development of virtual reality applications is the promising area of library work, which makes it possible to attract readers, especially young people and students, and create a positive image of the library as a modern technological institution. The purpose of the article is to describe the technology of implementing a virtual guided tour through the halls of the Scientific Library of the Kemerovo State Institute of Culture. The article examines the features of the project’ target audience, provides the analysis of multimedia projects posted on the websites of various domestic and foreign cultural institutions, highlights important requirements that should be met by the interface design of a multimedia product, the advantages of VR tours in the university library’ activities, describes interactive features and the specifics of presenting information in each location of the tour. Special attention is paid to the user interface elements, their description (book exhibitions, equipment, audio and video content) and the content of the virtual tour’ interactive positions. The paper presents the software and hardware used to create a virtual tour, including interactive positions in locations.
The article contains visual illustrations, and links for downloading and viewing VR tours. The results may be of interest to libraries developing their own virtual reality projects.
About the Authors
S. V. Chelombitko
Kemerovo State Institute of Culture
Россия
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Россия
Chelombitko Svetlana Vladimirovna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Assistant professor of the Department of Technology of Documentary and Media Communications
17 Voroshilova St., Kemerovo, 650056
Competing Interests:
none
E. I. Bobrova
Kemerovo State Institute of Culture
Россия
Competing Interests:
Россия
Bobrova Elena Ivanovna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Assistant professor of the Department of Technology of Documentary and Media Communications
17 Voroshilova St., Kemerovo, 650056
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none
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Chelombitko S.V., Bobrova E.I. Implementation of the Project “Virtual Tour” of the Scientific Library of the Kemerovo State Institute of Culture. Proceedings of SPSTL SB RAS. 2025;(4):91-99. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2025-4-91-99
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