MemoryVR: Collecting and Sharing Memories in Personal Virtual Museums

The development of virtual reality (VR) technology has allowed virtual museums to enrich experiences of personal memories. In this work, we first conducted a survey study to understand the way people use to record, store, and share their digital memories. Informed by the results, we present MemoryVR, a personal virtual museum system designed to preserve and share digital memories. It allows individuals to organize and share their own memories in a virtual museum environment and to visit the memory spaces of others in an immersive way. We invited participants to experience MemoryVR and analyzed their behavior and expectations. The evaluation results showed that users perceived excellent pragmatic and hedonic qualities of MemoryVR. Participants found their experiences of memories in personal virtual museums to be fulfilling. Additionally, we gathered suggestions from participants about MemoryVR, providing design recommendations for customized personal virtual museums.