Walking in Space: Immersive Storytelling in Space Exploration VR Museum

Virtual Reality (VR) is widely used in museums to offer unique exhibition experiences. Navigation in virtual museums is typically achieved through teleportation. While teleportation bypasses physical space limitations, this technique differs from natural walking in the real world. Walking provides more immersive experiences but usually requires a large physical area. To address this, we present a space exploration VR museum where users can walk through the history of humanity’s space exploration within just a 2.5 x 2.5 m physical space by employing overlapping spaces. This approach enables immersive storytelling and accessible virtual museum experiences, with preliminary results supporting its effectiveness.