Tuesday, December 04, 2018
See Every Single Vermeer in Google's AR Museum
gizmodo.com: It used to be that the fastest, easiest way to view the paintings of Johannes Vermeer was a Google Image search. Now you can just download an app and view the 36 works widely attributed to the artist in an augmented reality museum from the comfort of your home.
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Getting museums involved in archiving and cataloging their works in the amount of detail that creating an AR museum, or 3D prints of their collections can mitigate the impact of disasters such as the one that happened in Brazil at their National Museum. The 200-year old museum burned and millions of objects were completely lost. While 3D printing and digital cataloging to assist in AR experiences cannot replace the actual items, they can help us from losing the cultural and historical knowledge and significance of these items. We can also protect works that are too fragile to move, while still making them accessible to more populations to appreciate, and learn from. I am not a big fine art fan, and prefer my museums to be more interactive as I am a kinesthetic learner, however last year I was able to experience a VR game that allowed the art to be more interactive. The premise was that the art had gotten all jumbled and you had to go into the world of the painting and put it back together in order to restore the painting. What I would love to see is a combination of these two ideas. The information that the AR museum has with the interactivity that I was able to experience in the VR world to make it accessible, engaging, and exciting for learners of all ages.
It seems to be a trend for museums to be breaking into cutting edge technology. Whether it be a 3d print of an artifact of just the entire exhibit on your phone, these cutting-edge museums have it all.
To be honest, im not so sure that I would like the experience they are laying out in this article. One of the best parts about going to a museum is getting to see the real thing in person. That being said, im not 100% sure what they are trying to achieve with the Google partnership. If people are using the app for purely informational and research needs then I would say sure, but from the way it is marketed I get the feeling that people are taking Sunday family time in the living room to visit the Smithsonian on their phone. Overall I think it is a cool idea but honestly, I see myself still googling any questions that I have related to the art.
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