Experimental Site for developing Virtual Museum Concepts:


Software for Full Virtual Museum

 (no research yet on hosting)

Smithsonian – Uses Adobe flash for full panorama tour – this is the best one I found originally

http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/

Louvre – uses QuickTime Plugin Version 5

http://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

National Museum of the Air Force – Adobe Flash

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/virtualtour/

Museum of Fine Arts – Boston – This is what I modeled the View Share after (within the constraints of View Share)

http://www.mfa.org/explore/interactive-tours

5 Virtual Museums – tours

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/visit-5-virtual-museums-leaving-home/

Virtual tours around the world – use care if you view – too much active stuff on the pages

http://www.virtualfreesites.com/museums.museums.html

Use of past perfect (California, british museum)

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/africa/africa_05/stone_chopping_tools.aspx

Serious contender – Photosynth –


Limitations are like the Smithsonian where they are all that can be seen is a view from a given location, then go to the next location.

I have an account here and have done some experiments.

http://photosynth.net/

Here is a link to a photosynth experiment:

http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=97b44d74-895b-4fb3-8d27-4695bc6d2be7&m=false&i=0:0:1&c=-0.00383039:-0.0147133:-0.00303231&z=562.416639348793&d=2.58991094169578:-2.42617907185608:-2.16209655125207&p=0:0&t=False

Closing for Grand Lodge of Washington Annual Communications in 2012.
 Photosynth example.

Other Features of new website is an online store using Google