VOV announces VR exhibition on historic declaration of independence
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(VOVWORLD) -VOV on Wednesday announced a virtual reality exhibition which allows visitors to experience President Ho Chi Minh’s historic Declaration of Independence at the Ba Dinh Square 80 years ago.
 Delegates announce the virtual reality (VR) experience project “Returning to sacred moments”. Photo: The Hung/VOV5 |
Themed “Returning to the sacred moment,” the exhibition uses VR technology to recreate the Ba Dinh Square as it was on September 2, 1945, when President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence declaring the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).
 Do Tien Sy, member of the Party Central Committee and President of Voice of Vietnam, speaks at the announcement ceremony. Photo: The Hung/VOV5 |
At the announcement ceremony, Do Tien Sy, member of the Party Central Committee and President of Voice of Vietnam, said: “The idea of the Virtual Reality Experience Exhibition represents a breakthrough in the application of technology in journalism and media. We cooperated with the Vietnam Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology, using the most valuable historical documents and advice from prestigious historical researchers to recreate one of the greatest milestones of the nation, which was also the beginning of the glorious historical mission of the Voice of Vietnam.”
 People experience virtual reality at the National Radio Headquarters, 58 Quan Su, Hanoi. Photo: The Hung/VOV5 |
According to the organizers, in just two days from Tuesday to Wednesday, the number of people registering on VOV websites and digital platforms exceeded 29,000. The visitors to exhibition site at the VOV headquarters at 58 Quan Su Street totaled 4,000.
The exhibition will be open again from August 28 to September 5 at the National Exposition Centre in Dong Anh, Hanoi.
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