# Efficacy of Virtual Reality in Painting Art Exhibitions Appreciation
## 1 Introduction
### Impact of Display Device on the Experience of Appreciation  
Currently, in order to encourage audience participation, digital media have been utilized for display device, such as exhibitions on digital lines or VR exhibitions, through which the audience can appreciate art works. According to a survey by [PERSON] and [PERSON] (2018), more than 65% of the participants stated that a prior glance at an art work on a website can intensify their desire to appreciate the original work. Technology is an attractive tool, but the methods to use technology to bring the essence of an art work to life and to involve the audience in the art scene remain a debatable issue. The difference between attending a physical exhibition and viewing pictures of the exhibition area has been discussed in the literature. [PERSON] et al. (2019) explored the respective impact of these two methods on the process of attending an exhibition, exhibit evaluation, and the experience of the scene. According to their experiment, the experience of attending the exhibition is significantly influenced by the different ways of viewing art. This survey suggests that physical exhibitions should be equipped with brochures containing close-ups of art works, and the material and style of all the works in an area should reflect the exhibition theme. Consequently, visitors can have a consistently good experience of appreciation of art. For people viewing exhibits through a screen, [PERSON] et al. (2019) explored how the display device, namely a physical exhibit and its screen image, influence the interaction with the audience. The results show that both types of display device can help the audience grasp the theme of the exhibits, but most participants believed that physical products are more enchanting, and hence, they were willing to spend more time interacting with them. A digital image can highlight what our naked eyes tend to overlook, modify or add new elements to works, or present the atmosphere of a work or the history or techniques behind a relic. A digital image can also use the images captured by technological equipment to extend the visual experience of our naked eyes and show the content and history of a work via a series of imaging technologies and visual effects (2018). [PERSON] and [PERSON] (2018) compared the subjects' perception and understanding of the paintings under the viewing modes of paper copy painting and Desktop VR, and found that when the subjects watched on Desktop VR, it was easier for them to connect their personal experience with the content of the paintings, and thus, generate more abstract thinking reactions; for example, they could tell what objects were in the painting and ask why or how. Therefore, appreciating paintings with Desktop VR allows subjectsto have more abstract ideas and imagination. [PERSON] et al. [33] evaluated subjects' feelings under the viewing modes of paper reproduction painting and HMD VR, and pointed out that, as HMD VR can present the true size of the paintings and enable subjects to view from various angles, it can increase the interest and preference of subjects, and they can have better subjective feelings than the paper copy painting. However, it is necessary to pay attention to visual fatigue and slight dizziness. [PERSON] and [PERSON] [34] provided questionnaires to query the audience about their satisfaction with the 3D virtual relic exhibition system. The results indicated the audience's satisfaction with this system and their preference for an introduction with videos or models versus that with only words or static images. The audience believed that a more dynamic introduction can help them learn about the exhibits and improve their experience of attending an exhibition. Another investigation group composed of [PERSON] et al. [35] explored the impact of four types of display equipment (3D imaging on big screen, flat imaging and words, VR, and multimedia audio and video) on the thoroughness of the audience's experience.