Title:	DINOSVIRTUAIS: INTERNET VIRTUAL EXHIBITION OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATES
Author(s):	Marcos C. Monnerat , Cristina Haguenauer , Pedro S. R. Romano , Orlando N. Grillo , Sergio A. K. Azevedo , Gerson G. Cunha
ISBN:	978-972-8924-84-3
Editors:	Yingcai Xiao, Tomaz Amon and Piet Kommers
Year:	2009
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Virtual Reality; VRML; X3D; Paleontology; Edutainment.
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	106
Last Page:	113
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The development of a web-based Virtual Museum with VRML and X3D represents a new possibility for the exhibition of the collection and the installations of the Museu Nacional of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. VRML/X3D is a low cost form to exhibit the museum’s collection, and makes possible to exhibit exemplars that, for a diversity of reasons, cannot be exhibited physically in the museum. This paper presents the use of a technology that appears to be a promising way to bring children and the youth closer to science museums, joining together education and entertainment.
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