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           NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE MUSEUM COMPUTER NETWORK
 
                                presents
 
                    INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA IN MUSEUMS
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                          Tuesday, May 3, 1994
                          1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
                            Remis Auditorium
                       Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
 
      (By T: Museum/Ruggles stop on the E train of the Green Line)
              (Parking available in garage off Museum Road)
 
An introduction and exploration of new technologies, this meeting
will focus on graphical authoring systems and interactive multi-
media programs, as well as the educational goals and techniques
underlying program development in this exciting arena.
 
 
                                 PROGRAM
 
Kodak's new Photo CD product, "Portfolio"
     David Semperger
     Boston Photo Imaging
 
This will be an presentation on Kodak's recently released
"Portfolio" system, which allows for storage of up to 700
digitized images on a single CD-ROM for use with the multimedia
authoring software associated with it.  "Portfolio" is
potentially of interest to those beginning to develop interactive
systems for a wide variety of reasons, not the least of which is
its cost relative to other commercially available systems.
 
 
Timeline: Understanding the Los Angeles Riots
The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Interactive Multimedia Program
     Jan Crocker, Project leader
     New England Technology Group
 
Two days before the 1992 Los Angeles riots the New England
Technology Group was engaged to develop an interactive multimedia
system about intolerance.  Their resulting learning device
presents a number of "mini-documentaries" chosen from a timeline
by users of the system.  Optionally, visitors can choose to hear
interviews on a variety of subjects from many viewpoints and
increase their understanding of the dynamics of racial
intolerance.  As the system is used, visitors' reactions and
other input increase underlying database which, over time, will
enhance the program's interactivity.  The system will be
demonstrated and discussed.
 
 
                               COFFEE BREAK
 
MIT's CECI and The Edgerton Project
     Ben Davis, Research Associate at CECI
     Manager of AthenaMuse Software Consortium
 
The Center for Educational Computer Initiatives (CECI) undertakes
research and development in the application of computer and
communications technologies directed toward the goal of improving
the effectiveness and productivity of learning and education.
The Edgerton Project, one of CECI's major projects, will document
the life and work of Professor Harold (Doc) Edgerton and has
furthered development of the AthenaMuse authoring software.  This
technology, which the MIT Museum intends to use for documentation
of many of its other collections will be demonstrated and
discussed.
 
 
The Edgerton Project:  Managing the Interface
     James Sheldon, Producer
     The Edgerton Project
 
The Edgerton Project is a joint effort of CECI, the MIT Museum,
and the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman
House in Rochester, New York, funded by the Edgerton Foundation.
Coordination of this project will be discussed with particular
focus on the complex interrelationships between traditional
collections information management systems, educational goals,
theory and method, and various possibilities for electronic
publication.
 
 
The Architecture Collection Project
     Kimberly Shilland, Curator of the Architectural Collection
     MIT Museum
     Lynne Bolduc, Research Associate at CECI
 
The Architecture Project which will be demonstrate shows how
multimedia can be used to increase access to the MIT Museum's
Architectural Drawings Collection and to convey the history of
MIT's School of  Architecture, which was the first of its kind in
the United States.  This prototype consists of a Collection
module for browsing, an Exhibitions module for "visiting" the
electronic version of the Museum's exhibitions, and a Studio
module for exploring the school's studio, among other online
utilities.
 
                               ADJOURNMENT
 
 
Join us for an afternoon of discovery and comradery.
$5 per person at the door; no pre-registration.
 
Video tapes of the program will be available for purchase through
the NEC of MCN; please contact Kathy Jones-Garmil ([log in to unmask]).