Comments on: National Digital Forum: Day 1 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/national-digital-forum-day-1/ Multitouch Exhibit Design and Interactive Media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Jim Spadaccini http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/national-digital-forum-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Jim Spadaccini Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:12:19 +0000 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/30/national-digital-forum-day-1/#comment-159 Phil, Thanks for the comments, you bring up some excellent points. I think there is an interesting parallel between the first age of static displays and Web 1.0. One could argue that the participatory sites of Web 2.0 mirror the development of interactive exhibits that we saw in late 1960s and 70s. As for how we view the Web 1.0 sites "that have grown, flourished and died without (a) trace." In my course at UVIC we looked at some early and influential Web sites and found a few of them unviewable due to outdated technology (strange plug ins, weird javascript, etc.)--so it is already happening! Jim Phil,
Thanks for the comments, you bring up some excellent points. I think there is an interesting parallel between the first age of static displays and Web 1.0. One could argue that the participatory sites of Web 2.0 mirror the development of interactive exhibits that we saw in late 1960s and 70s.

As for how we view the Web 1.0 sites “that have grown, flourished and died without (a) trace.” In my course at UVIC we looked at some early and influential Web sites and found a few of them unviewable due to outdated technology (strange plug ins, weird javascript, etc.)–so it is already happening!

Jim

]]> By: PhilC http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/national-digital-forum-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-163 PhilC Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:54:02 +0000 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/30/national-digital-forum-day-1/#comment-163 'as a first time attendee at this local event (at Te Papa) I was extremely impressed by the whole thing - the organisation, the presentations and the content. It strikes me that this web 2.0 stuff is the third age of museums. I would define the first age as static displays, the second age as mechanical display inter-action and the third age as virtual inter-action. And what a serendipitous (?sp) time it could prove to be as the public mold the facilities to their own understanding and thinking - whether it be name tags for the MMA or tile designs for the V&A. The unanswered question, however - what's to become of all this virtual information? Is there going to be a blank in history from 1995 - 2010 of all the websites that have grown, flourished and died without trace? regards Phil Caton ‘as a first time attendee at this local event (at Te Papa) I was extremely impressed by the whole thing – the organisation, the presentations and the content.
It strikes me that this web 2.0 stuff is the third age of museums.
I would define the first age as static displays, the second age as mechanical display inter-action and the third age as virtual inter-action.
And what a serendipitous (?sp) time it could prove to be as the public mold the facilities to their own understanding and thinking – whether it be name tags for the MMA or tile designs for the V&A.
The unanswered question, however – what’s to become of all this virtual information? Is there going to be a blank in history from 1995 – 2010 of all the websites that have grown, flourished and died without trace?
regards
Phil Caton

]]> By: Geoff http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/national-digital-forum-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Geoff Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:43:26 +0000 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/30/national-digital-forum-day-1/#comment-162 Hey it's a shame you couldn't have stayed to watch some cricket... See you in April in SF at MW2007!?! Enjoy your time in Wellington. It's a beautiful city. Hey it’s a shame you couldn’t have stayed to watch some cricket…

See you in April in SF at MW2007!?!

Enjoy your time in Wellington. It’s a beautiful city.

]]> By: Jim Spadaccini http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/national-digital-forum-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Jim Spadaccini Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:19:45 +0000 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/30/national-digital-forum-day-1/#comment-161 Thanks Geoff. The speech went well. I will probably blog on some of the topics when I get back . I actually was closer than you think, I made an unscheduled stop in Sydney (for a couple hours) when I missed a flight in San Francisco. I agree, the galleries are fantastic at Te Papa. I had bit more time today to check things out. I can see why its one of your favorites. Thanks Geoff. The speech went well. I will probably blog on some of the topics when I get back . I actually was closer than you think, I made an unscheduled stop in Sydney (for a couple hours) when I missed a flight in San Francisco.

I agree, the galleries are fantastic at Te Papa. I had bit more time today to check things out. I can see why its one of your favorites.

]]> By: geoffcrane http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/national-digital-forum-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-160 geoffcrane Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:33:51 +0000 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/11/30/national-digital-forum-day-1/#comment-160 G'day Jim, Welcome back to the southern hemisphere! Te Papa is one of my favourite museums - Helen and I have been lucky enough to have visited there twice, in 2001 and 2004. The galleries are beautifully presented and the range of exhibits and artifacts impressvie. I hope the keynote went well. Geoff G’day Jim,

Welcome back to the southern hemisphere!

Te Papa is one of my favourite museums – Helen and I have been lucky enough to have visited there twice, in 2001 and 2004. The galleries are beautifully presented and the range of exhibits and artifacts impressvie.

I hope the keynote went well.

Geoff

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