Dinosaurs and David Attenborough at the Natural History Museum
Andy Duckworth attended the premier of the Natural History Museum's interactive film Who Do You Think You Are? with some of the most unforgiving critics around: 60 schoolchildrenOne moment you're being guided through the basics of evolution by the comforting presence of Sir David Attenborough, the next, a dinosaur prances across the empty space in front of you.The magic is augmented reality, a technology that blends CGI graphics and a live video stream. The Natural History Museum is claiming it as a first for any museum.The new interactive film Who Do You Think You Really Are? opens to the public today and takes the audience on a journey back through their evolutionary past. As well as the animated Coelophysis, other stars of the show include Homo erectus strolling along a virtual catwalk, and an intricate tree of life with roots sprawling from the lighting rig to the floor.Each seat in...
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