Open Exhibits SDK 2.6.1

We’ve released a patch update for the Open Exhibits SDK – version 2.6.1. This release addresses several outstanding issues as well as a couple of issues that were introduced in 2.6.0. This update is highly recommended for version 2.6.0 users. … Continue reading

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Collection Viewer Paired with CollectiveAccess

The Open Exhibits Collection Viewer now has the ability to pull from collection data in CollectiveAccess collection management software. Catalog objects and metadata in CollectiveAccess are queried and pulled into the Collection Viewer interface for interactive browsing of museum or … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits SDK 2.6

We’re pleased to announce a major release for the Open Exhibits SDK – version 2.6. This release is packed with new components, features, and bug fixes. We’ve made it possible to connect the gesture analysis engine to just about any device. As … Continue reading

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Working on New Designs for the Open Exhibits Components

Open Exhibits software comes with over 50 UI elements and other librariesthat can be used to construct multitouch and motion tracking applications and exhibits. Recently, we’ve begun redesigning many of the UI elements for a release later this summer. Below are … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits Workshop at Museums and the Web 2013

Open Exhibits is presenting a workshop at the Museums and the Web 2013 conference in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday April 17. The Open Exhibits workshop will explore the technology and design aspects of multitouch, multi-user exhibit development through hands-on application … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits 2.5.2

Open Exhibits 2.5.2 is now available in the downloads section. This is a patch update to fix outstanding bugs and to deliver feature requests, specifically in the ScrollPane and Album elements. We also included several new GML examples to help you get starting using the Gesture … Continue reading

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Playing Valcamonica Multitouch Application Developed with Open Exhibits

In Sankt Pölten, Austria, just west of Vienna, at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, a Digital Media Technologies class developed a multitouch application that explores pre-historic rock art in northern Italy.  The app, Playing Valcamonica, was developed using Ideum’s … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits 2.5 Coming October 18, 2012

The Open Exhibits team is excited to announce that the newest version of Open Exhibits will be released on October 18, 2012. Along with all the great new features and improvements like more efficient gesture processing, improved gesture support, support for … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits 2.5 – Coming This Fall

This November will mark the second year anniversary of Open Exhibits. Back then, we released version 1.0 of the Open Exhibits multitouch framework and launched the community site. In March of this year, we completely redesigned and rebuilt the website … Continue reading

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Open Exhibits – The Road Ahead

Over the next few weeks you will start to see more changes on the Open Exhibits website.  There are a few new developments with the project. Charles Veasey is now the Project Coordinator for Open Exhibits and he is busy … Continue reading

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