Heist! Museum Visitors Take Digital Objects
Heist is an experimental project that uses Open Exhibits and GestureWorks software and is powered by Sensus server technology to enable effortless networking. Digital museum objects can be easily shared with visitor’s smart phones or tablets. All this happens without … Continue reading
Open Exhibits Meetup at the British Museum!
Join us! Open Exhibits senior developer, Paul Lacey and I will be at the British Museum in London on October 27th. There will be an open house from 11AM to 4:00PM in the Samsung Digital Learning Centre. We will have … Continue reading
MOPA Project in Japan – Update
MOPA (Museum of Photographic Arts) in San Diego has just posted more information about their new exhibit which uses Open Exhibits software. MOPA in Japan – My Gallery ??? (Interactive) MOPA has been part of an amazing collaboration with the … Continue reading
Emerging Exhibits: Exploring New Models of Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
This fall I will be teaching a course on exhibit development for the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria. The course will be held in Vancouver at the Museum of Vancouver from September 26 -28. There is … Continue reading
Search Across Informal Science Education Sites
Open Exhibits is one of the sites included in the new Informal Commons federated search site. The purpose of the Website is to provide consolidated search of multiple informal science education (ISE) sites. Currently seven ISE professional development sites are included: Assessment … Continue reading
Open Exhibits Bootcamp at Museums and the Web 2011
This afternoon Paul Lacey and I conducted the first-ever Open Exhibits bootcamp at Museums and the Web Conference in Philadelphia! We led a group through the basics on Open Exhibits. We discussed how the software works and we showed some … Continue reading
How to build an MT-50 multitouch table
The MT-50 multitouch table by Ideum Designed for museums, research labs, and other demanding public environments, the MT-50 Multitouch Table, now discontinued, stood in a class of its own as the most durable and reliable multitouch table available. With 60+ … Continue reading
SENSUS and Open Exhibits – Easy Sharing Between Tables, Tablets & Phones
This video demonstrates the results of a recent collaboration between SENSUS and our own Open Exhibits software initiative. The concept is simple: make networking and sharing transparent across multitouch devices and operating systems. The demo video shows an Android Tablet (Samsung … Continue reading
An Intro to the OE Design Summit Timelines & Mapping Exercise
Jim Spadaccini introduced the second day’s primary activity on Timelines and Maps, briefly demonstrating use of the L.A. Zone exhibit, a part of which is displayed on an Ideum multitouch table. This application combines multiple tools to allow users … Continue reading
Building a Community (Site)
Thursday morning’s session on building web communities featured three speakers who contributed research findings, identified existing resources, and pinpointed areas for improvement when considering how to build an online community. Jennifer Borland (Rockman et al) started the discussion with a … Continue reading