The Materiality of Virtual Technologies: A New Approach to Thinking about the Impact of Multimedia in Museums

Witcomb, Andrea

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“…Des idées spatiales mises en pratique et faisant le lien entre l'espace et le temps 14 L'analyse configurationelle peut ainsi montrer comment des expériences différentes sont influencées par l'organisation de l'espace, non pas à travers un déterminisme spatial mais comme des effets émergeant de la manière dont les gens perçoivent et utilisent les …”

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Interroger le rôle de l’espace dans le musée

Tzortzi¹

2017

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“…Visitors' expectation is rapidly changing and even if traditional communication is still the main channel, emerging technologies can definitively move towards a great attractiveness. In this context, the development of new digital tools to enhance CH fruition is almost a wellestablished and widespread good practice (Witcomb, 2007). It has been proved by several studies that CH can be largely exploited providing users with new media of knowledge.…”

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3D visualization tools to explore ancient architectures in South America

Pierdicca

Malinverni

Frontoni

et al. 2016

Virtual archaeol. rev.

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Abstract:Chan Chan is a wide archaeological site located in Peru. Its knowledge is limited to the visit of Palacio Tschudi, the only restored up to now, whilst the majority of the site remains unknown to the visitors. The reasons are manifold. The site is very large and difficult to visit. Some well-conserved architectures, such as Huaca Arco Iris, are very far from the core centre. Furthermore, there are heavy factors of decay, mainly caused by illegal excavations, by marine salt and by the devastating phenomenon of El Niño. For these reasons, the majority of the decorative elements are protected by new mud brick walls. Finally, the vastness of the buildings makes difficult to understand their real value, even through a direct visit of the site. In order to overcome the aforesaid problems, we designed, developed and realized the museum exhibition presented in this paper. We named Esquina Multimedia an installation where every corner is aimed to solve a specific problem, providing the tourists with interactive and enjoyable applications. The virtual tour allows reaching also the unreachable areas. An Augmented Reality (AR) application has been developed in order to show ancient artefacts covered by the earth. A web-browser has been specifically designed to show bas-reliefs, with HD visualization, anaglyph stereoscopic view and a 3D virtual model of both the structures and the bas-reliefs. At the same time, a wall-mounted panel representing a metric 3D reconstruction of the building helps the user to find the artefact position. Descriptions of the hardware components and of the software details are presented, with particular focus regarding the implementation of the application, arguing how the digital approach could represent the only answer towards a full exploitation of archaeological sites. The paper also deals with the implementation of a web tool, specifically designed to display and browse 3D-Models.

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“…In the VHE, such ability to change the perspective can enable new demographic associations to emerge around the historical facts. This diminishes the influence of the 'institutional authority' and allows the user to understand how historical events were perceived by different people at the time (Witcomb, 2007).…”

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“…Nowadays, such 'museological' practices as collecting, assembling and exhibiting heritage are 'not necessarily confined to the museum', allowing the museum to 'shape ways of seeing beyond its walls' (Macdonald, 2006, p.6). One might argue further that new media have already achieved the status of 'materiality' (Witcomb, 2007). Nowadays, museums collect digital as well as material things, produce 'real' and 'virtual' displays, and, in the meantime, change the public's perception of the exhibition space (Parry, 2007).…”

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�Breaking the glass : preserving social history in virtual environments

Kuksa

Tuck

2011

IJART

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New media technologies play an important role in the evolution of our society. Traditional museums and heritage sites have evolved from the 'cabinets of curiosity' that focused mainly on the authority of the voice organising content, to the places that offer interactivity as a means to experience historical and cultural events of the past. They attempt to break down the division between visitors and historical artefacts, employing modern technologies that allow the audience to perceive a range of perspectives of the historical event. In this paper, we discuss virtual reconstruction and interactive storytelling techniques as a research methodology and educational and presentation practices for cultural heritage sites. We present the Narrating the Past project as a case study, in order to illustrate recent changes in the preservation of social history and guided tourist trails that aim to make the visitor's experience more than just an architectural walk through.Keywords: interactive storytelling; virtual reconstructions; heritage sites; social history; accessibility; digital preservation.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Kuksa, I. and Tuck, D. (2011) ''Breaking the glass': preserving social history in virtual environments', Int. J. Arts and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 4, Biographical notes: Iryna Kuksa is a scholar interested in practice-based research. The focus of her academic work lies in the dialogue among design, education and new media technologies. She explores the role of multimedia within the field of theatre studies, art and cultural heritage research and investigates how novel methodologies, including 3D reconstruction of historical artefacts, can be applied to pedagogical practices. She is interested in designing and developing new visual research and learning strategies, in order to enhance learners' experiences through the medium of ICTs, and in researching user experiences in virtual learning environments, such as Second Life virtual community.Deborah Tuck has a filmmaking background and worked on broadcast productions as a Director and Director of Photography. Currently, she is Preserving social history in virtual environments393 developing audiovisual displays using 360 filming techniques for use in portable display domes. Her current research area involves interactive narrative environments, which explores the potential for virtual technologies as a storytelling medium. In her research, she investigates new possibilities for narrative and new ways of using this form for public display. Areas involved include audiovisual theory, game strategies, visualisation technologies and interface design.

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The Materiality of Virtual Technologies: A New Approach to Thinking about the Impact of Multimedia in Museums

Cited by 62 publications

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Interroger le rôle de l’espace dans le musée

Interroger le rôle de l’espace dans le musée

3D visualization tools to explore ancient architectures in South America

�Breaking the glass : preserving social history in virtual environments

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