Posts Tagged Manchester Art Gallery

The New MuseumZoom app for the Manchester Art Gallery trial

By on June 10, 2014   /   News  
The New MuseumZoom app for the Manchester Art Gallery trial

Our partner and developer from 33Labs has  just finished the next version of the MuseumZoom app to be tested at the Manchester Art Gallery during the 16th and 17th of June.  The feedback from the first trial has been incorporated into the development of the second revision which now runs much smoother,  has significantly more content and functunality than the first prototype and has been reworked to feel more intuitive.

Some of the changes that were made include:

Addition of eight other paintings

Addition of categories for further exploration grouped into three themes: 1) more painting from the same artist 2) more paintings on the same medium 3) more paintings of the same theme

Inclusion of a video explaining the content

Possibility to read aloud additional information in relation to the aspect of the painting the user wants

Possibility to share information discovered through the app to the social network of their choice

The addition of a location card to indicate where the paintings are within the gallery

The second trial is scheduled to take place at the Manchester Art Gallery from about 11am to 5pm on Monday and Tuesday the 16th and 17th of June. If you are interested in participating please contact us via c.leue@mmu.ac.uk or via Facebook.

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Media Coverage by the Independent and Manchester Evening News

By on June 2, 2014   /   News  
Media Coverage by the Independent and Manchester Evening News

The Independent and Manchester Evening News have run articles last week on the Art Gallery project carried out at the CARH in collaboration with the Manchester Art Gallery. Below a few pictures of meeting Emily Heward and the MEN photographer at the Art Gallery to record the Video, shoot some pictures and getting them to try out Google Glass and the Art Gallery trial application.

Follow the links for the original articles:

The Independent Article

Manchester Evening News Article

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Google Glass Trials at the Manchester Art Gallery

By on April 24, 2014   /   News  
Google Glass Trials at the Manchester Art Gallery

On April 10th and 11th the first Google Glass Application Test took place at Manchester Art Gallery. We aimed to identify user requirements and art gallery visitors’ general perception in regards to using Google Glass within the art gallery environment. In total, 29 participants tested the Google Glass application, developed by 33 Labs from California, on a painting of George Stubbs.

 

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Museum Zoom App for the Manchester Art Gallery

By on April 24, 2014   /   News  
Museum Zoom App for the Manchester Art Gallery

As Part of the Google Glass trials at the Manchester Art Gallery, a sample application was created by our Partners at 33Labs which contained additional information as well as audio comentary for the painting of the “Cheetah and Stag with two Indians”. The application allowed for additional Information to be displayed on Glass such as the painting properties, information about the artist or similar paintings to the one beeing viewed. In addition, audio commentary on the history and meaning behind the painting was available to be heared over the device. Below are a couple of exaple slides of the App that showcase the type of information beeing shown and the layout of the cards.

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First In Depth Manchester Stakeholder Meeting

By on April 23, 2014   /   News  

An introductory seminar that brought key Manchester stakeholders together to discuss and assess the collaboration on a city level was held at the Manchester Metropolitan University’s Hollings Faculty in February 2014. Representatives from  Manchester City Council, Marketing Manchester, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, MIRIAD and 33Labs participated in this gathering to discuss the potential of Augmented Reality in Manchester.IMG_20140207_134552

The gathering encouraged the cross-sectorial communication among Manchester city stakeholders and discusses initial projects in the area of tourism, city experience and technology implementation in Manchester.

As one of the initial projects of the AR Tourism Centre, the collaborative project between the Manchester Art Gallery, 33Labs and Manchester Metropolitan University was presented and discussed. It aims to understand consumer reaction and requirements for wearable computing devices such as Google’s Glass in art galleries and museums as tourist attractions.

If you are interested in the collaboration and project specifics please contact: t.jung@mmu.ac.uk.

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