5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
[G03-P04] Digital Exhibition to Widely Communicate and Preserve Disasters
Keywords:Great Kanto Earthquake, Digital Contents, Exhibition at Science Museum, Communication of Disaster
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan (hereafter referred to as "Kahaku") held the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake 100th Anniversary Special Exhibition: Progress since the Earthquake-Science and Technology for the Future from September 1 to November 26, 2023. The exhibition introduced the 1923 Kanto Earthquake and its damage, reconstruction from the event, research on earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation over the last 100 years, what we can do now to prepare for disasters, and the communication of disasters from the past to future generations, in order to give visitors a sense of how we have understood nature, developed science and technology to protect our lives from natural disasters, and applied them to people's lives. The exhibition was designed to help visitors remember historical disasters and to encourage them to think about disasters as their own problems, and digital content was also utilized.
KAHAKU has a large collection of photographs of damage from the Great Kanto Earthquake. By superimposing these photographs on the present 3D map, visitors will have an opportunity to think about the actual disaster that occurred in the Kanto region and how the city has changed over the last 100 years, based on the differences between 100 years ago and today. In the exhibition, some large displays showed content that superimposed aerial photographs at the time onto the present 3D map. In addition, photographs of the damage and the evacuation of people at that time are superimposed on the map. We feel as if we are acting the same way, rather than just reading the text.
In addition to the Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan has suffered many disasters since ancient times, and these disasters have been handed down in written and pictorial form. In the exhibition, a digital museum with high-resolution images of illustrations was exhibited, and visitors could freely view the materials at the size they wanted to see using a controller. By viewing the images on a large display, visitors can think about the pictures while conversing with others. In addition, visitors can listen to synthetic voice readings and explanations by AI, enabling them to understand what is written in the illustrations.
This exhibit is being prepared to be viewed in VR on the website. In addition to materials and information that could not be displayed at the actual venue, panel commentary and captions in English will be added. We hope that not only those who could not come to see the exhibition but also those who have seen it once and those who will make use of it in their learning activities in the future. In this presentation, these contents will be introduced.
In Japan, many materials for disasters have been preserved, and historical disasters have been handed down to the present. In addition, we need to consider what we can do now to communicate the disasters to future generations. For this purpose, the use of digital content that can be easily grasped as a personal problem will become increasingly important in the future. Many people can use them in various places without actually displaying them, leading to the transmission of familiar disaster information and disaster prevention education.
KAHAKU has a large collection of photographs of damage from the Great Kanto Earthquake. By superimposing these photographs on the present 3D map, visitors will have an opportunity to think about the actual disaster that occurred in the Kanto region and how the city has changed over the last 100 years, based on the differences between 100 years ago and today. In the exhibition, some large displays showed content that superimposed aerial photographs at the time onto the present 3D map. In addition, photographs of the damage and the evacuation of people at that time are superimposed on the map. We feel as if we are acting the same way, rather than just reading the text.
In addition to the Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan has suffered many disasters since ancient times, and these disasters have been handed down in written and pictorial form. In the exhibition, a digital museum with high-resolution images of illustrations was exhibited, and visitors could freely view the materials at the size they wanted to see using a controller. By viewing the images on a large display, visitors can think about the pictures while conversing with others. In addition, visitors can listen to synthetic voice readings and explanations by AI, enabling them to understand what is written in the illustrations.
This exhibit is being prepared to be viewed in VR on the website. In addition to materials and information that could not be displayed at the actual venue, panel commentary and captions in English will be added. We hope that not only those who could not come to see the exhibition but also those who have seen it once and those who will make use of it in their learning activities in the future. In this presentation, these contents will be introduced.
In Japan, many materials for disasters have been preserved, and historical disasters have been handed down to the present. In addition, we need to consider what we can do now to communicate the disasters to future generations. For this purpose, the use of digital content that can be easily grasped as a personal problem will become increasingly important in the future. Many people can use them in various places without actually displaying them, leading to the transmission of familiar disaster information and disaster prevention education.