Weekly accomplishments:
Continuing my research in AR experiences, I started looking more in depth into how specifically galleries and museums are using the technology. It seems like an area with a myriad of opportunities for growth that is currently setting trends across the art world, especially during the pandemic to help people experience and interact with artworks during their homes.
Research links:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Immersive-Art-in-Augmented-Reality-Margolis/855133cd2a48dcbf516ba8c9e904f8087f48ab6d
https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/17/augmented-reality-artists/
I like the idea of storytelling through Augmented Reality, since it gives the artist a chance to further elaborate on the concept of the piece while involving the viewer in an immersive way.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/04/01/a-year-of-viewing-art-virtually-the-best-and-worst-ar-and-vr-work-created-during-the-pandemic
This article was intriguing in the way they rated the “best and worst” AR experiences though they noted that most have intrinsic value.
Additional Research Links:
How Museums are using Augmented Reality – MuseumNext
YOU BE MY ALLY, 2020, LED Truck, Text: Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa, © 1987 by the author
Challenges:
The challenges I’m facing currently are just nailing down an area of what concept I’ll be pursuing as well as getting my printer fixed so I can print out QR codes for testing.
Future work:
Next week I’ll be doing some final research as well as moving onto the ideation and testing process.