Continuing research. I am thinking about how I could possibly take my ideas from sketchbook to something that could be understood by others, with the technological abilities that I currently possess.
I have had a look at how to create a continuous zoom illustration and my first thoughts are to have a go at something with After Effects, as I should be get the motion required for an idea with my limited After Effects skills. I had a look to see if this was doable in Photoshop and Illustrator, and I am thinking not.
I have found some free downloads of space to play about with. I have also contacted the Science Museum to see if they have any film/footage I might use, alongside waiting to hear back about the Antikythera Mechanism.
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Looking into the workshop challenge I came across the van Gogh immersive experience, a great reference for immersive museum experiences. Not quite the what I was thinking, but along the lines. Apparently hugely popular with audience, less so critics. Its the audience we want to attract here, the critics can be critical.
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience | Fever – YouTube
I had a whole lot of confusing maths here which has somehow been deleted form my blog. The only thing I can think is that I cleared my internet cache to get rid of an annoying pop up, and for some reason it took information from my blog.
Anyway, I was looking at fitting the number of artifacts into the number of stars visible to the naked eye, the calculation above shows there would be 1622 items per 4500 stars (or points of interest). I confused myself immensely by trying to break that number down into , days of the week, hours in the day, months in the year. As it would be very difficult in an installation to have 4500 points of interest. This could be possible in the hand held/computer game/infinite zoom app.
For the installation I came to the conclusion that it would be better to fit the number of science museum items into the constellation (of which there are 88), this would be 7.3M divided by 88 =82,954 Items randomly generated per constellation.
I also looked at time duration for the items to be displayed and have taken my timings from light speed around the universe. Varying from 1.255 seconds, speed of light from Earth to Moon to 8 minutes 17s for light to travel between the sun and earth. Some items would pop up for enough time to really take in the information, and others would be a tantalising flicker.
I worked out that if we divide the 88 constellations by 7 days the viewer could see 12.6 constellations in any one day ( during the opening time of the installation)
I would like to be able to work out a probability of seeing an item more than once, but its beyond my mathematical ability.
For example the constellation of Orion has seven bright stars, so 82,954 items would be allocated to these seven stars. They would be randomly generated to pop up, in place of the stars, for different time durations that correlate to the speed of light moving around our solar system.
Worksop Challenge
Reshaping cultural institutions | Squint/Opera on museum trends | blooloop
interesting to read an interactive/digital exhibition can often be more cost effective than a physical exhibition, due to insurance and moving priceless artifacts around.
Inspiration for my mission statement
50 science quotes to inspire you! – (ischoolconnect.com)
Six Astronaut Quotes from Milestone NASA Missions (kennedyspacecenter.com)
Choosing suitable words
I looked to download the Science Museum font, but unsurprisingly was unsuccessful. So I copied into Illustrator and tried to recreate, it’s by no means perfect but I hope it gives the impression.
That’s the wrong image above
I don’t like the words ‘to the’. They feel week in comparison to the other words, and although they fit in and make sense I am going to try to think of something that can go in it’s place. Perhaps I’ll have inspiration in the 2am sketch book again.
Or perhaps a 6pm glass of wine with dinner, and a step away will reap its rewards;
After the webinar with Frauke last night (9/11/12) I have a slightly different take on trends. My historic working knowledge of trends is of the commercial textile design area, last worked in about 10 years ago. I really struggled with trends, my main issue being taken on by an agent ( a couple of different agent at different points) and then having my work directed so much that it lost its edge, and became generic. I felt they were trying to mould my work something it wasn’t. It would probably been better for all if the agents hadn’t represented me, but that I instead found a different route to earn a living. I found the trends restrictive for my work and a negative experience.
On the plus side for trends at the moment; Crochet; crochet has seen a huge resurgence in recent years, possibly started by the letter box trend. These have popped up locally, and I’m sure I’ve seen reports of them nationally too. They and brighten your day when you see them. One of my daughters has taken up crochet, she finds it’s a relaxing thing to do between her academic studies, and she makes the most beautiful unique gifts for us.
Isle of Wight crafters create pretty post box toppers PHOTOS | Isle of Wight County Press
So it seems to me that trends can be good if they are not done for commercial gain, but for personal/community satisfaction.
The FutureMuseum Project: Add Your Voice to the Future of Museums – Museum-iD
(5) 5 Museum Development Trends for 2023 | LinkedIn
Traveling exhibitions will increase.
Sensory experiences will allow access for all.Â
While physical environments are crucial, virtual still has its place.
Exhibits will become more modular.
Sustainability and DEIA statements are at the forefront of museum professionals’ minds