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Tearing down LAM silos at ALA [New Window]
I’m exhilarated by the planning calls for our ALA session in Chicago called Libraries, Archives and Museums - Converging for Real (Sunday 12 July, 1:30-3:00 pm, McCormick Place West W-190b). Meg Bellinger (Yale), Cathryn Goodwin (Princeton) and John Scally (Edinburgh) are sanguine about real convergence from their unique positions in their diverse situations. Each of [...]
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:33:38 -0500 GestureWorks ? Multitouch Framework for Flash [New Window]
After months of development, we have set the release date for our multitouch framework and development environment for Adobe Flash. A free public alpha version will be available on July 15th.You can learn more about GestureWorks at gestureworks.com.We builtGestureWorks to speed the development of our own multitouch and multiuser exhibits, but soon realized it this [...]
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:03:24 -0500 RLG Partnership Meeting, amplified [New Window]
The RLG Partnership meeting was held earlier this month, and the outputs from that meeting (PowerPoint presentations and some text from the talks) are now available on our website. As an experiment, we made three of the update sessions available as “webinars” — that is, we enabled participation via WebEx for those who were not [...]
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:18:43 -0500 Ideum Expands [New Window]
In August, we will be expanding the Ideum “campus” by adding a new studio space across the street. This new space (studio “C”) will allow us to work on larger exhibit installations, speed turn around time for multitouch tables, and give us room to add a few new developers. Studio C is raw and [...]
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:06:05 -0500 The Wii and Flash as a Possible Exhibit Platform [New Window]
Since the release of the Wii gaming system developers have been experimenting in connecting game controllers with other computer systems. Our recent entry into multitouch, has deepened our interest in all forms of physical computing. So, we decided to take a quick look ourselves to see what possibilities Wii Remote controllers and Adobe Flash [...]
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:17:17 -0500 Viva la VIAF! Encore [New Window]
The Virtual International Authority File at viaf.org now contains personal names from sixteen different authority files! When I last blogged about the file last April, there were only four: Library of Congress, the Bibliothque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, and the National Library of Sweden. Names depend on context, and VIAF is providing a [...]
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:39:25 -0500 Trucking [New Window]
The recording of “Treasures on Trucks and Other Taboos: Rethinking the Sharing of Special Collections” is now online in .wmv format (147MB/131min.) .mp4 format (178MB/131min.) and in the iTunes Store. This web seminar is the first conversation in the new project about Sharing Special Collections. You can expect to hear more on this [...]
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:24:30 -0500 A suitable case for tweetment [New Window]
On Wednesday last I attended a talk at Te Papa by Tee Morris about social media. Much of the stuff I was already familiar with - blogging, YouTube, Ning, Bebo, Facebook, Flickr and so on. As far as I know, I was the first person to use Flickr for collection images (glad to see the [...]
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00:54 -0500 Pique condition [New Window]
Via I can no longer remember where, this week I discovered the concept of eggcorns (something I had earlier mentally tagged as verbal mondegreens). Hours of endless fun for those who, like me, are easily amused by quote on quote unintended humour. When I don’t find it mildly irritating, that is.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:09:16 -0500 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2009 - good posts [New Window]
My former RLG colleague and current OCLC software development manager, Judith Bush, is doing some nice blogging about the JCDL 2009 Designing tomorrow, preserving the past-today sessions here. Check it out.
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:13:25 -0500 HP TouchSmart Kiosk Stand [New Window]
The HP TouchSmart all-in-one PC is a low-cost and stable platform that has proven useful for deployment as a multitouch kiosk. In past exhibits we have deployed them using custom kiosk stands.Beginning in July, we are offering an affordable off-the-shelf kiosk stand that will accommodate any size HP TouchSmart, and VESA compliant LCD monitors up [...]
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:40:03 -0500 The scale of orphan relief [New Window]
The phrase orphan works recalls the world of Oliver Twist, so perhaps it’s appropriate that JISC has just announced the publication of a UK report looking at the ‘orphan problem’ in UK libraries, museums and archives: In from the Cold: An assessment of the scope of Orphan Works and its impact on the delivery of [...]
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 05:09:16 -0500 Things that happen elsewhere - user studies say [New Window]
OCLC Research just completed a symposium on user studies for the RLG Partnership. The symposium, Hearing Voices, was held at The Boston Public Library and had a good roster of presentations that will soon be available on the website. A very full range of user studies in which libraries and archives invest was represented - [...]
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:36:46 -0500 100? Multitouch Table, EM Spectrum Exhibit [New Window]
We’ve begun work on our mostambitiousmultitouch exhibit to date. We are building a 100″diagonal table for Adventure Science Center’s Sudekum Planetariumin Nashville,Tennessee. The design is based on our MT2 multitouch table.For this custom installation, we are doubling the current form factor to create our largest multitouch surface to date. Of course, doubling the size involves [...]
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:22:26 -0500 Serious Scanning at Boston Public Library [New Window]
OK, I admit it, I’m a fool for tools. My hammer is a treasured friend. Every time I heft my cordless drill I almost get chills. And don’t even get me started on computers. What’s that saying? “The only difference between a man and a boy is the cost of his toys”. I’m living proof.So [...]
Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:48:42 -0500 Follow me [New Window]
For those on Twitter, you can track the Annual RLG Partnership Meeting by “following” the Twitter hashtag #rlgpartners. The main meeting started today, and continues tomorrow. We’ll also have a symposium on user studies on Wednesday. We’ll blog about sessions and share notes once we are back, but if you can’t stand to miss out [...]
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:09:02 -0500 You Must See This [New Window]
I blog in so many places I can hardly see straight. So please forgive me for pointing you to a different blog to see my latest post on what an RLG Partner institution has done. Heck, I’m even old enough that I can claim a “senior moment” over whether to post here, there, or elsewhere. [...]
Wed, 27 May 2009 08:50:53 -0500 Exhibit Developer/Technician 1 Position [New Window]
We’ve just posted a position for an Exhibit Developer/Technician 1 on Craigslist.As we state in the posting… “We seek a full-time exhibit developer who can help us build and install computer-based multi-touch tables and custom exhibit installations. We also need help with technical documentation, email and phone support, so strong writing and communication skills are [...]
Thu, 21 May 2009 10:50:15 -0500 Open Exhibits ? Computer-Based Exhibits Survey Closing Soon [New Window]
We will be closing our 2009 survey on computer-based interactive exhibits in museums on Monday. If you haven’t done so already, we encourage you totake the survey.(Update: May 26, 2009 The survey is closed.)Open Exhibitsis a planned open source initiative for informal science education. The software will be developed in Adobe Flash and Flex, it [...]
Thu, 21 May 2009 10:44:06 -0500 Multitouch ActionScript Developer [New Window]
We’ve just posted a position for an ActionScript developer to work with us in creating next-generation multitouch, multiuser exhibits. The posting is on Craigslist. You can see the full job description here. Instructions for applying are included (please no phone calls). Update May 20, 2009: We’ve removed this job from Craigslist.
Wed, 6 May 2009 12:48:35 -0500 NUI Multitouch Summit at Adobe in Munich [New Window]
Tomorrow, Chris Gerber and I are off to Munich for Natural User Interface’s Multi-Touch Summit 2009. The meeting at the Adobe offices in Germany will focus developing multi-touch applications with Adobe Flash, Flex, and Air. We will be presenting in the afternoon and we’ll discuss our experience inusing ActionScript 3 to create interactive exhibits. We’ll [...]
Wed, 6 May 2009 10:36:29 -0500 Open Source Session and Multitouch Table at AAM [New Window]
This week we will be exhibiting at the American Association of Museums (AAM) annual meeting and expo. We will have a booth (#1830) and we’ll be showing our multitouch tablealong with some of the custom multitouch applications we’ve developedIn addition, I am the chair for a session entitled,Open Source for Museums: The Next Experiment in [...]
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:18:31 -0500 Multi-Touch Blog Directory Site : Multitouch Blogs [New Window]
We’ve just released a directory and aggregator site for blogs, podcasts, and news sites that focus on multi-touch technologies.Since we began to develop our ownMulti-Touchtable last summer, our interest in the topic has grown.Like the Museum Blogs and Museum Podcastsdirectory sites, Multitouch Blogs is open to new submissions from the community. This site is powered [...]
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:48:47 -0600 Make It Multitouch Workshop at MW2009 [New Window]
On Wednesday, Paul Lacey and I will be conducting a full-day workshop entitled, Make It Multitouch at the Museums and the Web Conference in Indianapolis. We’ll be explaining the technical aspects of multitouch and exploring emerging design practices through a series of exercises. I posted some initial thoughts on design multitouch and multiuser exhibits back [...]
Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:25:53 -0500 Ideum wins a New Mexico Technology Solution Award [New Window]
Last night Ideum was one of nine organizations recognized at the New Mexico Technology Council’s Fourth Annual TechEx Awards. Sponsored in part by New Mexico Business Weekly, the awards were held at the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque.We received a New Mexico Technology Solution Award for the MT2 Multitouch, Multiuser Table. Some of the other awardees [...]
Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:31:27 -0500 Open Exhibits ? 2009 Survey on Computer Exhibits in Museums [New Window]
We’ve just launched our 2009 Survey on computer-based interactive exhibits in museums for the Open Exhibits project. We encourage you to take the survey. Open Exhibits is a planned open source initiative for informal science education. We are reworking our proposal for the National Science Foundation to include feedback from reviews (although most of the [...]
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:11:05 -0500 Birmingham Today : Multitouch Exhibition Space [New Window]
Just last week we completed an installation of a multitouch, multiuser table exhibit and two multitouch enabled kiosks for Vulcan Park and Museum in Birmingham, Alabama. The Birmingham Today exhibition space has floor-to-ceiling windows on one side and provides a dramatic view of the city. For exhibits, we worked closely with the museum and [...]
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:55:17 -0500 Multitouch Exhibit Design 3: The Visitor Experience [New Window]
This post is the third in a series of three posts exploring multitouch and multiuser design. Our company, Ideum, develops computer-based interactive exhibits for museums.The first post addresses user interaction and feedback, the second focuses on User Interface (UI) elements, objects and environments, while the third looks more broadly at how multitouch and multiuser exhibits [...]
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:21:20 -0600 Multitouch Exhibit Design 2: Elements, Objects, and Environments [New Window]
This post is the second in a series of three exploring multitouch and multiuser design. Our company, Ideum, develops computer-based interactive exhibits for museums.The first post addresses user interaction and feedback, the second focuses on User Interface (UI) elements, objects and environments, while the third looks more broadly at how multitouch and multiuser exhibits can [...]
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:43:50 -0600 Multitouch Exhibit Design 1: Interaction and Feedback [New Window]
With the development of our first interactive exhibits, and a few rounds of informal user testing, weve begun to explore approaches in multitouch and multiuser design. Weve created both a multitouch mashup that uses Flickr and Yahoo! Maps, and a panoramic viewing application that allows visitors to access detailed photographs from points found on the [...]
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:16:26 -0600 Multitouch Table and Mapping Exhibit Install [New Window]
Earlier this week, we installed our first multitouch table at the Don Harrington Discovery Center in Amarillo, Texas. The touch table is right in the entranceway to the museum near a large satellite photograph of Amarillo and its’ environs.The table runs a custom mulituser, multitouch application we developed with the Don Harrington Discovery Center and [...]
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:13:00 -0600 New Mexico Stories ? Flickr and Yahoo! Maps Mashup [New Window]
New Mexico Stories is a map-based Flickr mashup that we developed for the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.TheFoundationis a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the four museums and six historical state monuments that comprise theMuseum of New Mexico. This mashup site is open to visitor-contributions and the photographs are drawn from a Flickr Groupwhich is [...]
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:08:36 -0600 Multitouch Table is Released [New Window]
After months of prototyping, we’ve finally released our multitouch table. It has been quite a process as we’ve gone through several iterations to develop a version of the touch table that is exhibit ready. The final table has a high-resolution display (higher than Microsoft Surface) and it is built rugged, so it can handle just [...]
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:03:01 -0600 EditorOne ? Online Video Editor Updated [New Window]
Just a quick note that we’ve updated EditorOne, our online video editing platform. The software allows Web visitors to create their own video mashups with museum content and digital collections. The new version offers better performance, a full-screen playback option, and an improved content management system.EditorOne now includes the display of source clip information and [...]
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:59:51 -0600 I?m back [New Window]
So finally I get around to updating the blog. Why the long lay-off? Partly because with moving to a new job on the other side of the world - as far as you can go, without starting to come back - I’ve been preoccupied, and partly because my new job has taken me to a [...]
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:07:21 -0600 Museum Blogs and Museum Podcasts Directory Sites [New Window]
TheMuseum Blogs directory site has been revised and relaunched. We have also added a companion site, Museum Podcasts (www.museumpodcasts.org). Both of these directory and aggregator sites are powered by our own RSS Mixer technology. The posts, episodes and information about each contributing blog or podcast come directly from their respective RSS feeds. The directories are [...]
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:59:21 -0600 Web and Interaction Designer Position [New Window]
We’ve just posted a position for Web and Interaction Designer on Craigslist. We’re looking for designer to work with us as we develop multi-touch / multi-user exhibits and Web applications over the next year.This position is being offered, as our Lead Designer will be moving to a part-time position as he pursues a degree.You can [...]
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:11:32 -0600 Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage ? Online Course [New Window]
In January I will be teaching an online course for the Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage (TEC-CH) program. This online program is put together by the Universit della Svizzera italiana in Switzerland. I’ve been teaching an in-person version of Museums and the Social Web for the last two years in Lugano, Switzerland each fall. [...]
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:51:57 -0600 Sound of Museums Revisited [New Window]
List Ev’ry ObjectList ev’ry objectSearch high and lowName, location, donor,And all you need to knowList ev’ry objectMake sure your schemeWill comply with Spectrum.It’s like a bad dream.A scheme that will listAll the stuff in the store.It would not be so badIf it weren’t such a bore.List ev’ry objectMake sure your schemeWill comply with SpectrumIt’s like [...]
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:08:20 -0500 Inside out [New Window]
Insider or outsider? I’ve always felt that I am an outsider, but is that how I’m seen? Or am I really part of the museums establishment in Scotland? Though I never aimed to be or wanted to be, and though I can’t see myself as The Man, maybe that role is now mine. So we [...]
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:08:38 -0500 Leaving on a jet plane [New Window]
I’ve been extremely dilatory about this blog since April last year. The intervening months have been a bit weird to be honest. I went with my family to visit my brother in New Zealand again (and hang the expense!) last summer*. While I was there I had an interview for a job. Since then, I’ve [...]
Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:33:05 -0600 Thickipedia [New Window]
I see that today’s (20th April 2007) featured article on Wikipedia is Yosemite National Park. So lots of morons are deleting the main article, seemingly unaware that being a wiki we can see the old versions anyway. Sigh.
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:17:55 -0500 Blogging the train from Merced to Martinez [New Window]
The bus from Yosemite made good time and actually arrived at Merced Amtrak station early. The station itself is just a small building, and there’s no caf - but you can buy drinks and unhealthy snacks from a machine, so I naturally made use of them. The train was perfectly on time, but I did [...]
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:41:37 -0500 Yosemite Falls - and I don?t [New Window]
After two sunny days, today was more cloudy. Indeed it was snowing all day - just flurries, and nothing sticking. It didn’t seem to me to be cold enough for snow, but maybe I’m becoming acclimatised to Scotland. Certainly Yosemite Creek was full of slush formed from the spray from the fall, though with the [...]
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:14:26 -0500 Scotch mist trail [New Window]
Today I took the well-travelled (by the at least slightly fit) trail to Vernal Fall and the onwards and upwards to Nevada Fall via a series of seemingly endless stairs. I now have a new mental image of the Stairs of Cirith Ungol. The path is called the Mist Trail, but to be honest a [...]
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:51:58 -0500
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