Using Ipad Tablets as their virtual eyes, children can explore a mockup crime scene by walking around a designated area within the science museum at a booth set up by the Malta Police Force’s forensics department. The Ipads uses Augmented Reality technology to display the mock crime scene, essentially overlaying information over the real-world environment the tablets see through their camera. The mock crime scene, which features a setup designed by Zak Grech, was modelled in 3D from a conceptual scene. Child detectives at the Esplora stand can then go on to learn about fingerprinting, toxicology, fabric analysis and DNA extraction with the help of police forensics experts. The virtual crime scene application is one of several initiatives that researchers Tram T.N. Nguyen and Fabrizio Cali, who are led by professor Saviour Formosa, are working on.
