Mona VR
Since October 2019, the extraordinary fame of Mona Lisa has pushed the Musée du Louvre to implement additional safety measures — visitors now have to queue through barriers to see the painting.
The Louvre also offers an official VR experience allowing visitors to meet face to face with Lisa Gherardini, removing the crowd and the difficulty of access. Although laudable, we can wonder: what if the current conditions of visiting Mona Lisa, however unpleasant they are, were actually part of the authentic experience in the 21st century?
Through this experience, we deliberately chose to replicate the exact conditions of visiting Mona Lisa today, as a humorous, playful and imaginative way of reflecting about core concepts of cultural heritage: originality and authenticity.
Any pictures or selfies you take are saved in the “Pics” folder next to the game’s executable.
Made with Charlotte.
Requirements: VR headset (tested with HTC Vive and Vive Pro, SteamVR).
Presented at: ConVRgence (VRIC) Virtual Reality International Conference, Laval, April 2020.