Experience the Great Seattle Fire in Virtual Reality Feb. 11 to March 1
release date: February 7, 2019
Join us to celebrate The Seattle Public Library's first Virtual Reality (VR) exhibit at a kickoff event from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 4, Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1, 206-386-4636.
Library events are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Parking is available at the regular rates.
Interns from the University of Washington's Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) developed the Library's VR experience exhibit. At this event, they will share about their involvement in the project and show a short film they created.
In addition to providing opportunities to young adults interested in STEM careers, this project's goal was to enhance the Library's Special Collection with a new and immersive form to access information and historical facts.
EXHIBIT INFO
The Great Seattle Fire in Virtual Reality exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 to Friday, March 1 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 8 Gallery, 206-386-4636. The collection includes images, reports and information about:
- Seattle in 1889
- The destruction caused by the fire
- Personal stories of the fire
- Rebuilding the city
- Creating the Seattle fire department
- Pioneer Square today
VIRTUAL REALITY
Two VR stations are available for you to experience the fire as a volunteer firefighter. Using the VR headset, you are challenged to help put out the fire using the tools available in 1889. The VR experience immerses you in a realistic depiction of Seattle at the time of the fire, based on historic photographs and documents.
The Library brings people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and build community. We support universal access to information and ideas, and form strong partnerships with community organizations to offer exhibits that are accessible to all. We accomplish this by finding creative solutions like VR to meet the public's changing needs and interests.