Cultural Digital newsletter #130
Cultural Digital
Hello
This week we have head scratchers galore. Are QR codes back? Are theatre-goers comparable to algorithms? Is someone messing with me?
James Simpson is a Lighting Visualiser at the Royal Opera House and he's posted the results of "a late night session making @LeapMotion track a conductors batten to allow us to archive a conductors hand movements".
Reinventing the Website — The Institute of Contemporary Art. Oh wow. I simultaneously have everything and nothing to say about this, so I'm just going to leave it to Amy Poehler.
QR codes and triggered content in museum spaces – in 2018. "After thinking that QR codes had died a death a few years ago, over the last few months we’ve had people from lots of different teams ask for QR codes to trigger content in galleries, for a variety of uses". Bristol Culture have been keeping an open mind but have a lots of questions.
Haptic gloves help blind people to 'see' art. "3D models are created from laser scans of original sculptures. The user then wears the gloves to feel the virtual artwork. The gloves vibrate, replicating the sense of touch to the brain".
Social Snapchat AR Lens Fun at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. "visitors to the museum can now interact with “Pachy” using the social sharing App Snapchat with a new Pachyrhinosaurus AR Lens".
From the Royal Court to @TabloidArtHistory: social media’s influence on art criticism "Algorithms can be compared to the patrons of the Royal Court: an arbitrary invisible force that dictates and regulates the distribution of content". Eh? There's some interesting stuff in this piece, but also some absolute dross.
Sónar+D 2018 talks are up on YouTube, featuring the likes of Susan Rogers, Gene Kogan, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Can arts and heritage digital projects tackle deprivation in Hastings? "We began looking into how to build a town-scale digital arts network. The underlying idea was to create a space for street-level live heritage or arts experiences using the broadband network".
The Inspection Chamber: User study results. Last year BBC R&D put out The Inspection Chamber, an experimental interactive radio drama for smart speakers. They did some research and… "This report is a detailed analysis of those interviews, highlighting key themes and making recommendations for the BBC and other producers of voice-interactive audio stories".
Jobs
There are digital-related jobs available at the Royal Academy of Arts, Art UK, LAMDA, Photographer's Gallery, Natural History Museum, and more.
And we're done! There probably won't be an email next week, but there might be. Who knows? Never be predictable, that's what I say.
Chris Unitt
The Library is a treasure trove of arts/digital info. It's just been updated with new websites and some extra examples of job descriptions. Find out more about The Library.