25,000 Downloads of Open Exhibits!

We just surpassed 25,000 downloads of Open Exhibits software!  The release of Open Exhibits 3 has really accelerated the download count and we’re thrilled to see how many developers have already tried it out. If you want to know more about what … Continue reading

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Major Release: Open Exhibits 3

We are excited to announce the Open Exhibits 3 release which includes a number of significant and exciting improvements to the free and open HCI software framework. The most fundamental change to the framework is in how Open Exhibits 3 … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits & CMME: Accessibility in Interactive Exhibits

Open Exhibits takes another step towards accessibility in the latest release with the addition of the text-to-speech and speech-to-text capabilities. With the new Open Exhibits 3.0 release, there is an example project that contains an interface to the Microsoft Speech … Continue reading

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HCI+ISE Conference Proceedings Available Online

The proceedings of the HCI+ISE conference, held in June, are now available online. You can read the complete document in the Papers section of the Open Exhibits site or on ISSUU. An accessible PDF version is in the works. Special … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits featured in Huffington Post Tech Blog

Open Exhibits was recently featured in a tech blog article in the online edition of the Huffington Post. The article, Open Source Collaboration in Museum Exhibit Design, describes Open Exhibits and another open source initiative, The Tech Open Source. Open … Continue reading

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New Exhibit Download: Museum Timeline

The timeline exhibit is a multitouch interface that allows scrolling of information panels accompanied by a description overlay panel. The exhibit is fully configured in CML to support easy customization of features. Each panel can have associated images and descriptions. … Continue reading

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New Utility Download: Flickr Sync Tool

The Flickr Sync Tool is a utility with which you can download pictures and videos from Flickr and dynamically generate CML files based on user-defined templates for use in your CML driven projects. Click here to download

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HCI+ISE Conference Update

It has been a couple of weeks now since we hosted the Human Computer Interaction in Informal Science Education (HCI+ISE) conference and we wanted to let you know about what’s next. First off, many conference participants (and others) have asked … Continue reading

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New Exhibit Download: Moon Landing Gigapixel

The gigapixel moon-landing exhibit is a multitouch interface that allows scrolling of a gigapixel moon-landing image. Hotspots on the gigapixel open information panels with slideshows of images and descriptive text. This exhibit also includes a vertical scrolling image gallery. The … Continue reading

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New Exhibit Download: Album Viewer

The album viewer exhibit is a multitouch interface that allows fullscreen images and videos accompanied by a description overlay panel. The exhibit is fully configured in CML to support easy customization of features. Each image and video can have an … Continue reading

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