Excuse cross-postings.
A refreshingly new way to view museum collections - a photo-realistic 3D
gallery tour, streamed at 15 frames per second over standard dial-up modems.
Embedded 3D-hyper links enabling viewers to interact with the movie, ideal
for navigating in virtual environments.
Plug-in for pc downloads and installs automatically.
http://www.imj.org.il/vrmenorah
In partnership with WebGlide Inc., and for the first time ever on the World
Wide Web, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, has launched a revolutionary new
product enabling a real-time interactive, photo-realistic experience on the
Internet, using a standard PC and modem, at its Web Site.
This application allows visitors to 'step' into a three dimensional
exhibition, tour the galleries, select individual works, and view the
exhibition in detail.
This virtual 3D exhibition is an adaptation of a major temporary exhibition
at the Israel Museum, "In the Light of the Menorah: Story of a Symbol"
which opened on Israel's 50th Independence Day, and which traces the
manifold incarnations and interpretations of the seven-branched
candelabrum, from Biblical sacred object to national emblem, as represented
in objects from the extensive Museum's collections of archaeology, Judaica,
and the fine arts, and through icons from institutions worlwide.
WebGlide Inc. is the first company on the web to deliver real-time 3D
experiences with uprecedented quality, given today's limited Internet
bandwidth, and the Israel Museum is the first museum to incorporate this
exciting new technology to provide remote visitors with an immersive,
interactive gallery experience on-line, based on a current exhibition.
For further information: Susan Hazan, Curator of Multimedia, [log in to unmask]
Dont forget to sign the guest book before you leave !
Tel:972 2 6708066 Fax:972 2 6708077 Tel (direct): 972 2 5618224
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Susan Hazan - Curator of Multimedia, The Ruth Youth Wing
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem http://www.imj.org.il/shazan/new.html
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