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Great cultural News from the Government and even better that some Cornish Museums are already leading the way in their use of VR.
"Museums can be the perfect fusion between the sciences and the arts, with the creative sector and the humanities working together with new technologies to change how we can experience culture. Creating more ways of seeing and engaging with the treasure trove of experiences available at museums and exhibitions of all kinds means that we are at the forefront of designing the museums of the future.
The government is determined to build on this reputation by investing through programmes like this to expand access to our cultural riches.
This cutting-edge programme will help UK museums engage visitors with innovative new immersive experiences – as well as supercharging knowledge-sharing within our world-leading research sector." Science Minister Chris Skidmore
The article goes on to say that - Online interactive tours or live streams would open up the national collection to a diverse audience consuming culture and research - such as younger generations who spend more time online - and would also offer remote access options to those with mobility issues or in rural areas. - with Arts Minister Helen Whately saying "Our museums and galleries teach us about our past and help us to better understand the world around us. This funding will see cutting-edge tech enhance the visitor experience, providing exciting new ways for people to explore our history."
Ocean 3D has already created tours for The Museum of Cornish Life and Bodmin Keep - Cornwalls' Army museum https://www.ocean3d.co.uk/Gallery/Show/?tourId=107
If you are involved with the running of a museum and would like to discuss how these government grants to use VR can make your location and exhibits more inclusive as well as generating more visitors please call us on +44 (0) 1736 339405 or email us on chris@ocean3d.co.uk
Read the full press release here
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How can an interactive 360 VR tour help the NHS/ medical professionals?
"Assessments must be made of the additional support and care patients will need after leaving hospital, such as care workers providing support for daily activities, and installing handrails within patient’s homes to improve their safety and mobility. Delays can arise because a patient’s assessments are not planned and completed before they have recovered sufficiently to be discharged. Completing an early assessment of onward care needs generally requires agreement from a multidisciplinary group of acute clinicians, social workers and other care workers. This can be a time-consuming and complex process." ... "Delayed transfers – also referred to as ‘DTOCs’ or sometimes, often in the media, described as ‘bed-blocking’ – can cause considerable distress and unnecessarily long stays in hospital for patients." Source The Kings Fund
A
typical tour such as the one here
(please follow link to
access the interactive elements) can be created within 90 minutes, uploaded,
annotated, published and shared within one working day.
This facilitates
multiple parties accessing the patients property, OTs' notes, accurate
measurements and care notes etc from any smart device or desktop anywhere in
the world 24/7. This reduces or eliminates difficult to coordinate and costly
multiple site visits which may well add further delays, cost and distress into
the process.
Furthermore,
engineers to fit ramps/ alarm pulls etc can arrive on site knowing exactly
where to go, where to fit the item and, have detailed downloadable PDF's or
video information on how to fit unfamiliar or new items and where services
(electricity, gas and water) are within the home.
'Soft’, in-tour information'
for carers also makes their job easier and greatly improves patient care.
Key elements
· Multi-agency remote cooperation (social services, OTs’ Hospital, patient/ family, engineers etc.)
· Time saving
· Cost saving without cutting corners
· Patient distress reduction
· Reduced delayed transfers of care numbers
· Improved bed availability
· Greater care
· Reduced patient and
professionals stress
View interactive example tour for OTs' and associated multi-agency
partners https://www.ocean3d.co.uk/Gallery/Show/?tourId=122
The typical cost?
For a tour of this size, hosted on an annual contract, less than £2 per day in
year one and less than £0.50 per day in year two at current prices. Compared to
the costs of current waste, delays, inefficiencies, patient and patient carer/
family distress (with ancillary associated costs), we believe this solution
offers a cost negative solution.
To discuss
implementing this in your department, hospital or social care team, please call
Chris Wood
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