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"Google Glass and Museums" presentation for Museums and the Web Florence, Italy. Talk given on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm in Salone dei Cinquecento in the Palazzo Vecchio.
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Google Glass and Museums
Museums and the Web Florence 2014
Neal StimlerDigital Media | The Metropolitan Museum of Art@nealstimler | +Neal Stimler
#mwf2014 | @musewebthese slides http://goo.gl/9Zp5Ar
The remarks herein are the personal views of Neal Stimler and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Disclaimer
Martin Missfeldt“Google Glass Infographic”February 2013 http://www.brillen-sehhilfen.de/en/googleglass/ CC-BY
Introduction to Google Glass
Google Glass is a wearable mobile device that brings the experience of one’s smartphone or tablet to into dialogue with the human body’s personal audiovisual environment.
Google Glass is “a heads-up display for real life” as stated by Marques Brownlee in his video, Top 5 Wearable Tech! (Early 2014).
What is Google Glass?
How does Google Glass work?Google Glass is tethered to one’s smartphone or tablet through the MyGlass application for Android or iOS.
Google Glass receives and sends notifications back to one’s smartphone or tablet in combination with data via Bluetooth and WiFi.
Google Glass is operated with a combination of voice commands and touch controls.
#ifihadglassThe initial release of Google Glass was offered to those who submitted entries for the #ifihadglass competition via Twitter and Google Plus.
Those accepted by Google had the opportunity to be among the first to purchase and test Google Glass out in the world.
I applied to the #ifihadglass contest via Twitter in February 2013. I received Google Glass with support of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in July 2013.
Who are Google Glass Explorers?Google Glass Explorers are the beta testers for Google Glass.
Google Glass Explorers develop new applications and experiment with use cases for the device in community with others.
Google Glass Explorers have diverse interests, professions and skills.
Google Glass at The Metropolitan Museum of Art*Internal Incubation: personal trials and group demos for staff to incubate ideas for Google Glass' future application throughout the Museum
*Artists and Developers: encourage study of collections; connect audiences to programs; foster new creativity in the arts
*Done in collaboration with Met Media Lab, lead by Don Undeen, who is also a Google Glass Explorer.
Collegial Outreach: personal trials and demos of Google Glass facilitated by Neal Stimler for the museum community
What can one do with Google Glass?Discover: learn new information faster than ever before, thereby building personal knowledge and enhancing professional skills
Dialogue: more fluidly interact with applications and people in our daily lives
Document: close the gap from cognition to capturing the world, whether for further reflection or immediate cultural contribution
Discover - Google Glass Applications
ColorSnap
Compass
Field Trip- important for cultural heritage*
Google Search
Word Lens
Dialogue - Google Glass Applications
Google Hangout
Google Now
Google Plus
Gmail
IFTTT
Tumblr
Document - Google Glass Applications
Evernote
Camera- Pictures- Video
Posterboy
Video Voyager
YouTube
Museums and Google Glass
Google Glass could have a transformative impact on museums as smartphones and tablets did previously.
As a wearable technology, Google Glass makes possible immersive interactions with museums onsite and online.
People may come to better understand the present and imagine our future when Google Glass is engaged with museum collections and programs.
Should Museums Engage Google Glass?
Google Glass as a Mobile Device in Museums
Google Glass should primarily be treated in the BYOD or Bring Your Own Device category of wearable devices in museums.
Museums ought make their content openly available for use by popular third party mobile applications paired with Google Glass.
It may be appropriate for museums to lend Google Glass or develop custom applications to meet needs of specific audiences and program objectives.
Museum Use Cases for Google Glass
Conservation
Digital Media
Education
Scholarship
Conservation - Use Cases for Google Glass
Color Analysis Documentation
- Notes
- Pictures
- Video
Digital Media - Use Cases for Google Glass
Collection Digitization
Digital Strategy
Media Production
Multimedia Tours
Online Publication
Social Media
Education - Use Cases for Google Glass
Art-Making
Accessibility
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing- Mobility
Distance Learning
Free Choice Learning
Lectures
Performances
Teacher Training
Workshops
Scholarship - Use Cases for Google Glass
Digital Publication
Image Recognition
Research
Pictures
Scholarly Discourse
Video
Google Glass and MuseumsConclusions
Neal Stimler“My #museumselfie @metmuseum American Wing Charles Engelhard Court Gallery 700 tr.im/4rxxz . #googleglass pic.twitter.com/DftRPNrevy”CC-BYhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/52357995@N07/12526208095/
Why can Google Glass inspire us?Curiosity: desire to investigate new humanistic understandings of art and life
Connection: enhanced recognition of links between applications, culture, information and social relationships
Creation: ability to make and contribute to the flourishing of the arts and industry
WHAT, Museum USE CASES and WHY of Google Glass
Discover, Dialogue and Document are what we can do with Google Glass.
Museum use cases for Google Glass impact Conservation, Education, Digital Media and Scholarship.
Curiosity, Connection and Creation are why we can be inspired by Google Glass.
Google Glass…
...can more intimately connect us to the revelatory experiences and people that define meaning in our lives, like art and museums.
Thank YouMuseums and the Web Florence 2014
Neal StimlerDigital Media | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@nealstimler | +Neal Stimler
Resources
Google Glass Resources from Google
Google Glass HomeGoogle Glass on FacebookGoogle Glass on TwitterGoogle Glass on Google PlusGoogle Glass Explorer Community on Google Plus
Other Google Glass Resources
Andrej Karpathy Google Glass #ifihadglass WinnersGoogle Glass AlmanacGoogle Glass AppsGoogle Glass App Source
Museums and Google Glass Publications Featuring Neal Stimler
Steinhauer, Jillian. “Smithsonian Brings Google Glass to the Museum.” Hyperallergic. February 11, 2014.
Stimler, Neal. Interview. Museums and the Web Florence. “Who is going to be at #MWF2014: three questions to Neal Stimler.” By Valeria Gasparotti. February 12, 2014.
Stimler, Neal and Gretchen Andrus Andrew. “Making New Art Inspired by the Met's Collections with Google Glass.” Digital Underground, February 6, 2014. Stimler, Neal. "Seeing the Met through Glass." Digital Underground, October 28, 2013.
