News
This past week the Smithsonian held a conference to talk about and demonstrate their attempts to digitize collection. Their pilot program released a dedicated website to host a series of objects from the institution's collections and a powerful 3D viewer to present them. These objects include prehistoric whale skeletons, CT-scanned insects, even a whole mammoth skeleton. Everything they mentioned echoes what my thesis has been striving for: accessibility, engaging the public, mobilizing the 99% of collections that remain undisplayed, and science outreach. This is only the most recent example of a digital museum collection announcement.
Website
I set up a quick Wordpress site to eventually host my final animation. Other digital museum objects are being given dedicated sites, so I think this is the way to go. Right now I just a placeholder Vimeo video and a p3d.in embedded 3D model, but eventually there will be more content associated with the project (concept art, etc).
The site is available here:
http://www.danieljoelnewman.com/bothriolepis/
Sections
Here is a graphic that I hope will explain the overall structure of the animation. There will be three main sections: a contextual section, an ontogenic section, and a cinematic or environmental section.
Hours
Setting up Wordpress 2 hrs
Troubleshooting Workflow 2 hrs
Presentation Prep 2 hrs
Research & Reading 2 hrs
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