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From: Stephen Nowlin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Museums and the 21st Century



>I agree, absolutely.  And for a thread that has yielded many "issues" but
>not many "tools," as was originally requested, I would again offer VRML
>(virtual reality modeling language) as one of the most important tools with
>which museums will compete and raise the standard of content over
>info-tainment theme parks.
>
>What was once a matter of linear wall labels and "text panels" that
>explained the context of a displayed object, will in the future become
>whole VR worlds that educate, elaborate, and surround the spectator with
>layers of knowledge.  There are great stories and drama embedded in the
>real objects of a museum's collection that will make Disneyworld seem
>boring by comparison, if museums are willing to find the tools and
>imagination to reveal them.


OK, so assuming you're right and I'm ignorant--a certainty in the latter
case--how do I go about lightening my darkness?