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Virtual reality experience Perth Modulated shows city landscape changing from pre-colonisation to now

The Western Australian State Library is using virtual reality (VR) to share its historical collections with visitors, making the state's past more accessible. 

By putting on a headset inside the library, a viewer can now see a 360-degree view of Perth before colonisation, before wetlands were filled in and roads were built, and then see how it has been built up to become the city it is today.

"It's really dynamic," library community engagement officer Adam Trainer said.

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