Hi Carey, Flowing in from Mandy’s excellent suggestion,just remember that you’ll also need staff to assist visitors and to wipe the headsets after each use.
Best, Robin ro...@mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2019, at 12:00 PM, mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu wrote: > > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-ow...@mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use (Weber, Carey M.) > 2. Re: VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use (Mandy Mandelstein) > 3. 2019 IIIF Conference and call for proposals (Gabrielle Linnell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:42:02 +0000 > From: "Weber, Carey M." <cwe...@fairfield.edu> > To: "'mcn-l@mcn.edu'" <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use > Message-ID: > <2eb928c9611c4345a032955b4957e51924686...@vmw00022.univ.fairfield.local> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We want to screen a NYTimes 360 Film (Virtual Reality Film) for visitors, in > the gallery during an upcoming exhibition. Does anyone have recommendations > for the best and most economical way to do this? The only recommendation I > have received so far is to buy refurbished iPhones and use cardboard viewers. > > Many thanks in advance, > Carey > > Carey Mack Weber > Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director > Fairfield University Art Museum > 203-254-4000, ext. 2499 > fairfield.edu/museum > cwe...@fairfield.edu > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:59:11 -0500 > From: Mandy Mandelstein <mandymandelst...@gmail.com> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use > Message-ID: > <CAAnztFjyP4KND=geXiarpPbQ5n8pw2UoTXVNbvHceg=j_6o...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi Carey, > I'd look into getting the Oculus Go headsets, <https://www.oculus.com/go/> > since you're planing on showing a VR Video which does not need as much > power as a full interactive VR experience. They are all-in-one so you don't > need to worry about the phones staying in the Cardboard, meaning they're > much more friendly for the museum floor. They run $199 so they cost about > the same as a refurbished phone will probably run you. > > Best, > Mandy Mandelstein > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 1:44 PM Weber, Carey M. <cwe...@fairfield.edu> > wrote: > >> We want to screen a NYTimes 360 Film (Virtual Reality Film) for visitors, >> in the gallery during an upcoming exhibition. Does anyone have >> recommendations for the best and most economical way to do this? The only >> recommendation I have received so far is to buy refurbished iPhones and use >> cardboard viewers. >> >> Many thanks in advance, >> Carey >> >> Carey Mack Weber >> Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director >> Fairfield University Art Museum >> 203-254-4000, ext. 2499 >> fairfield.edu/museum >> cwe...@fairfield.edu >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ >> > > > -- > Mandy Mandelstein > c.512.658.4226 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:51:28 +0000 > From: Gabrielle Linnell <glinn...@folger.edu> > To: "mcn-l@mcn.edu" <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] 2019 IIIF Conference and call for proposals > Message-ID: > <f58b13b7ff404240a87ca08f713970af9eae9...@fslexch01.folger.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 > > Good afternoon! > > The 2019 IIIF conference will be held in G?ttingen, Germany between the 24th > to 28th of June. The conference is hosted by the University of G?ttingen / > G?ttingen State and University Library. The outline for the conference is > below: > > > * Monday June 24th - IIIF Showcase > * Tuesday June 25th - Workshops and working meetings > * Wednesday June 26th - IIIF Conference plenary > * Thursday June 27th and Friday AM June 28th - IIIF Conference parallel > sessions > > > Further details on the conference can be found at: > > https://iiif.io/event/2019/goettingen/ > > The G?ttingen Planning committee are looking for proposals for talks in the > following forms: > > > * Up to a ? day workshop > * 7 to 10 minute lightning talks > * 20 minute presentations (plus 10 mins questions) > * 90 minute open block (Could be panel session or grouped presentations) > > > Please submit an abstract of no longer than 500 words for your presentation > or discussion by Friday the 1st of March using the conference tool: > > https://goo.gl/forms/qNOT6i2IAW75C6NS2 > > Final versions of the accepted abstracts will be made available on the > conference website and presentations are to be uploaded to google drive. > > We encourage showcasing developments in IIIF and in particular would welcome > presentations in the following areas: > > > * Annotation, including full-text or academic use cases > * Using IIIF material for Machine Learning and AI > * Discovering IIIF resources > * Audio/Visual use cases for IIIF > * Linked Open ?Usable? Data (LOUD) and IIIF > * IIIF Implementation Spectrum: large-scale or small-scale projects > * Interoperability in IIIF contexts > * Implementations of IIIF outside of North America/Europe > * IIIF communities (archives, museums, manuscripts, newspapers, etc.) > > > If you have any questions please contact the G?ttingen Program Committee > iiif-gottin...@googlegroups.com<mailto:iiif-gottin...@googlegroups.com>. > > Thank you! > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l@mcn.edu > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 161, Issue 9 > ************************************* > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
