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This paper is based on the experience of Program Geira with the collaboration
of the Art Gallery from Museu Nogueira da Silva in Portugal. Providing
access through the Internet to a 3D environment to the Art Gallery is
just one of the three major components of this project. The first provides
a 3D interactive editor for the gallery's staff to help them previewing
the disposition of the art objects in the gallery. With the help of
the editor the gallery's staff can arrange not only the art objects,
but also the lighting, sound, and other effects. A second component
brings the 3D virtual exhibition to the Web, with simultaneous openings
for the real and virtual exhibitions. The Web exhibition will attempt
to resemble as much as possible the real exhibition, including the lighting
and sound conditions according to the current time and weather, taking
into account bandwidth limitations.
The third component of this project is the boldest: an interactive
gallery simulator for the Web which provides net surfers the possibility
to create their own exhibition. With this simulator the net surfer
will be able select the desired art object's amongst a selection from
the gallery and their position The lighting conditions can also be
adjusted including the number of lights, their position, orientation
and intensity. Sound is also contemplated providing the user with
the ability to change the environmental music and the speakers' position.
The exhibitions created with this simulator can then be submitted
through the Web to the gallery for appreciation bringing the gallery
closer to the community. Furthermore, this component will allow the
Art Gallery of Museu Nogueira da Silva to open an "Exhibition Designer"
competition for net surfers in which they would submit their own gallery,
with the best submitted virtual gallery being replicated as a real
exhibition.
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