Jeff Gates: Confessions of a Long Tail Visionary

Jeff Gates: Confessions of a Long Tail Visionary. Jeff Gates is Lead Producer, New Media Initiatives, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and managing editor of its blog: Eye Level Read more: Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Guest Post by Jeff Gates: Confessions of a Long Tail Visionary.

Verleden tijd is geld

Drie jaar geleden trok het kabinet 154 miljoen euro uit om ons audiovisuele verleden te digitaliseren. Hiermee wordt 285.000 uur film, video en audio digitaal toegankelijk, net als 2,9 miljoen foto’s. Er openbaart zich een goudmijn voor historici, maar helaas leven die nog met hun hoofd in het verleden. Lees verder: Verleden tijd is geld» [...]

3D exploration from CT scan datas of ancient egyptian mummies

“A Journey From Outer to Inner Space: Scientific and Biomedical Stereoscopic Visualization” Animations, production and special effects: IMA Solutions, Benjamin Moreno and Julien Arrué, Curator of the Archeology department of the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie de Besançon: Agathe Legros. Source/Bron: YouTube – IMA Solutions – 3D exploration from CT scan datas of ancient egyptian [...]

Bruce Sterling’s Keynote: At the Dawn of the Augmented Reality Industry

Registration of the amazing keynote by sf author and design critic Bruce Sterling, “At the Dawn of the Augmented Reality Industry”. He talks about its history, the cool side, the dark side and gives the industry some pointers to be successful. Read more: Video: Bruce Sterling’s Keynote – At the Dawn of the Augmented Reality [...]

An inexpensive pressure-sensitive pad could make surfaces smarter

Now that more and more smart phones and MP3 players have touch-screen interfaces, people have grown accustomed to interacting with gadgets using only taps and swipes of their fingers. But on the 11th floor of a downtown Manhattan building, New York University researchers Ilya Rosenberg and Ken Perlin are developing an interface that goes even [...]

ethKnowcentrix ~ Museums Inside the Artist

The first exhibition of its kind in London, ethKnowcentrix – Museums Inside the Artist features mixed media and performance work exploring the idea of the ethnographic gaze, by four leading artists from Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Learn more: October Gallery to highlight “ethKnowcentrix ~ Museums Inside the Artist” | Art Knowledge News.

New Case Study on museummedia.nl

Case Study 8: in-museum experience is in flux: the platforms, the applications, the kinds of content. Click here.

How Apple’s Tablet Will Be a Paradigm Shift

Here’s how Apple’s tablet will work and why it’ll be a paradigm shift. Using your fingers as an input device is extremely intuitive, and it’ll make the mouse and keyboard seem as antiquated as punch cards. Read more: Gallery: How Apple’s Tablet Will Be a Paradigm Shift | Cult of Mac.

Art: Move Over Museum Curators, Bank Of America Wants Your Job

Corporate sponsorship of art shows is nothing new, of course, but we’re talking about entire exhibits put together by banks, using works from their own collections. Traditionally, museums have two main duties: to select artwork and to display it. The banks are thus assuming one of the primary functions of museums, effectively providing the art [...]

Going Mobile with a Gallery Guide Powered by People

As visitors move through the galleries, they can recommend objects to other visitors. Based on the recommendations you give it, this muse will crunch the collective data and present other suggestions for you as you move from room to room. The guide does other stuff too—it gives access to our cell-phone audio stops, our YouTube [...]