Museums and the Web
An annual conference exploring the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line.
The Tech Virtual: An Online Museum Design Community
Abstract
What if you had, at your fingertips, a network of creative people to call on at any given moment when developing your exhibits and programs? What if exhibit concept and design could be augmented by input from a wide array of people, and then in turn, contribute to a knowledge base for the industry? What if you could easily find collaborators and communities who are just as passionate as you are about the art and science of museum design?
TheTechVirtual.org has been renovated to provide an online destination to do just that. Expanding from its roots as a real-time exhibit prototyping platform, and winner of the $10K Linden Prize in 2010, the site has been overhauled to make the tasks facing exhibit and program developers faster, easier, and more collaborative.
This one-of-a-kind online community makes it easy to share best-practices, discover ideas and content, build prototypes, and even create detailed 3D models. Join us for a hands-on demonstration of the new site, which was developed using interviews and personas specifically for the museum sector.
It's proven that pace of innovation in any field can be directly increased from open idea exchange. Learn how to incorporate content, designs, and technology from artists, designers, educators, filmmakers, and even Google into your upcoming exhibits and programs.
Type:
Demonstration - show your project
Authors
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Bob Ketner Curator, The Tech Open Source at The Tech Museum in San Jose, CA Since mid-2008 Bob Ketner has managed The Tech Open Source, an online design community website for science and technology centers. Before returning to the museum industry, Bob worked in e-commerce and was on a team that... |