Hello! There are some museum sites out there where scale is included. The Minneapolis Institute of Art's ArtsConnectEd site jumps to mind -- here's an example: http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/85763/4/a-cheap-and-ill-fitting-gorilla-suit (click on the scale tab). Interestingly, they don't include this feature on the Museum's main collections pages.
As to 3-dimensionality, I've seen a few VR instances, such as we did with Judy Chicago's Dinner Party: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/webtour/ I don't think it's generally an option due to the high cost. We (and other museums) often provide multiple views, if we have them, such as here: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3583/Head_of_a_King Our curators almost always ask for multiple views when we do new photography, so there's at least a sense of the object from all (or most) sides. Best, Deborah Wythe Head of Digital Collections and Services Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 > From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography > > One of my students would like to know: > > > > Good morning Kathy, > > Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and > 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online > museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the > feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more > current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? > > Many thanks, > > Liza > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kathy Jones > > Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard > Extension School > > > > And > > > > Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services > > Harvard Divinity School > > 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 > > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > > > 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax > > www.hds.harvard.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _________________________________________________________________ Bing? brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1
