Day 20: Monday, March 18 | Virtual and Augmented Reality
Readings:
- Matt Davis, “Towards Frictionless Augmented Reality,” American Alliance of Museums, 2020.
- Bring in an example of a VR, AR or Mixed Reality experience that you’ve either experienced at a cultural institution or discovered online.
References:
- Sue Dale Tunnicliffe and Annette Scheersoi, Natural History Dioramas: History, Construction and Educational Role, Springer Science, 2015.
- Clive Thompson, “Stereographs Were the Original Virtual Reality,” Smithsonian Magazine, October 2017.
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Day 20: Wednesday, March 20 | Screens in Museums
Discussion Co-leaders: Paige and Floyd
Readings:
- Andrea Witcomb, “The Materiality of Virtual Technologies: A New Approach to Thinking about the Impact of Multimedia in Museums.” In Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage: A Critical Discourse, edited by Fiona Cameron and Sarah Kenderdine, 35-48. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2007.
- Steve Lohr, “Museums Morph Digitally,” The New York Times, October 14, 2014, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/arts/artsspecial/the-met-and-other-museums-adapt-to-the-digital-age.html?_r=1.
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Day 22: Friday, March 11 | VR Lab
- Meeting in Olin Rice 258!
Featured image: Cooper Hewitt Labs. Accessed January 10, 2024.
