Ⅲ. Blank-filling        In recent years, a growing number of museums are using apps, QR codes, touch screens,virtual and augmented reality, and many other interactive technologies. It is undeniable thattechnology has __26__ visitor experiences and museum ecosystem, from providing immersivedigital engagements, improving way-finding, to __27__museum operations.        Technology can act as a useful conversation starter and marketing tool in the right hands.Sometimes, an attention-grabbing gimmick encourages people to experience the depths of what amuseum has to offer. In the exhibition Story of the Forest, flora and fauna drawings are animatedand blended into an artificially created environment, creating a mesmerizing virtual __28__ forvisitors to pass through. Visitors could also see the animated creatures leaping among the illuminatedtrees with a smartphone app. Another exhibition Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass in the Louvre inOctober 2019 was created as part of a __29__ commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Leonardoda Vinci. Through seven minutes of virtual reality, visitors to Louvre can experience moving images,sounds and interacting with Da Vinci and even experience riding on his flying machine.        AR/VR is also being harnessed to create entire virtual museums. Examples include Museum ofPlastic 2121 on the virtual platform Curators and the virtual online museum VOMA. While it is aconvenient__ 30___to physical museums, the virtual artifacts differ aesthetically from the actualones. To look more realistic on screens, brightness and colors of physical artifacts are altered. To beviewed from 360 degree, interactive images are flipped and rotated. Thus, the same image mayappear grainy, fuzzy, or __31__on virtual exhibition. Despite so, virtual museums open the doorsto a new breed of museum curator and social interaction with virtual users from the globe.        Another latest trend in museum exhibition is personalization. In the Broad DNAtriumMuseum, with the “lab cards” that utilize RFID badges, visitors can participate in the scientificdiscoveries that led to the advancements in understanding __32__ and genetics. Such a personallink deepens the visitor’s understanding and connects them at a more __33__ level with thenarrative content.        Sometimes, the use of technology in a museum is less about being innovative and more aboutbeing __34__ . A couple of years ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York made thedecision to digitalize over 380,000 images from its collection. Today people around the world canexplore many of the museum’s most famous pieces from the comfort of their own home. Not onlydoes this create a sense of goodwill with the museum, but it also helps it reach a much wideraudience.        Like any tool, technology is only as effective as its__ 35__ . By using technology smartly,museums can increase focus and interest on their collections. Chief Information Officer at theCleveland Museum of Art, Jane Alexander, said it best, commenting: “The best use of digital is notto make you aware of the technology, but to make you aware of the art.” (AB)retrospective (AC)resonant (AD)streamlining (AE)distorted (BC) biosphere(BD) alternative (BE) accessible (CD) implementation (CE) inheritance (DE) cemented
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