I thought this might be of interest to many of you,
I do a lot of research and development of Digital Media for museum users
as part of UCL Centre for Digital Humanities (UCLDH). The Petrie Museum,
in conjunction with UCLDH and other departments at UCL are hosting an
Evening of Digital Technology at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian
Archaeology! We are using this as an opportunity to gather opinions on
the technology on offer, and it would great to hear what you think of
the technology, the content, and whether or not you think they will
enhance visitor engagement.
On Wednesday February 16 from 18.30-20.30 the Petrie Museum
<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/petrie>at UCL is showcasing 4 new digital
technologies that aim to revolutionise the way we interact with museum
collections:
* QRator - an iPad-based interactive live object label.Who is 'the
Man from Mitanni'?Work it out with a glass of wine and find out
why you shouldn't trust museum databases on our iPad label.
* Tales of Things - connect to object information via QR codes and
add your own tale. Or Follow the QR code museum trail.
* iCurator - curate your own exhibition in a 3D environment and
collaborate remotely.
* 3D Encounters - 3D scanning technologies creating digital models
of ancient artefacts.
This is an informal evening of testing, talking, playing and giving
feedback on these technologies. Accompanied by a free glass of wine (or
two). This event is free but you must book a
place.http://thinkdrinkpetrie.eventbrite.com/
best,
Claire
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Claire Ross
Research Assistant
Centre for Digital Humanities
Department of Information Studies
University College London
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 7679 3232 (direct), 020 7679 7204 (dept),
Email: [log in to unmask]
Webpage:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/claire-ross/
twitter:http://twitter.com/clairey_ross
Blog: http://claireyross.wordpress.com/
UCLDH Blog: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dh-blog/
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