Virtual reality Centre Block tour ‘coolest thing’ the Library of Parliament has ever done, says VR chief

A real visit to the building can’t be replaced, but the VR experience is the next best thing owing to the sense of scale and its 'fully sensory environment,' says LoP virtual experience chief Kit Frost.

The Parliament VR experience was a joint production between the Library of Parliament and the National Film Board of Canada. The project tours viewers through Centre Block, visiting the House of Commons and Senate before ending in the Peace Tower.Photograph courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada

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BY ALICE CHEN

March 15, 2021

And then there was light. But not just any light. It’s the shine of a virtual-reality experience blasting through my headset and transporting me to the Centre Block without needing to leave the confines of my own home. Jointly produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Library of Parli...

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