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The Mind Museum Test Run
The Mind Museum held a one-day test demonstration to showcase some of the interactive exhibits the public can expect when it opened on December 2011.
This is the 2nd exhibit testing and among those on display were a dinosaur extinction diorama, humanoid figures showing the evolution of man, mammals exhibit, a digital microscope, tornado effects machine, a mini planetarium, a radio-controlled planetary rover, wave amplitude machine, a large DNA model, plus other numerous setups.
Most of the exhibits are interactive in nature; it encourages viewers to play and learn about the principles of science behind them.
The test exhibit was a way to gather feedback from the public that in turn will be used to enhance or increase awareness for the museum once it opens.
VRs taken on September 1, 2011 at NBC Tent in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The author can be reached at: fung@firefly.ph
The National Museum in 360!
This project viewable in Flash only.
The present building was originally designed as the public library by Ralph Harrington Doane, the American consulting architect of the Bureau of Public Works, and his assistant Antonio Toledo. Construction began in 1918 but was suspended several times because of lack of funds. When it was decided that the building should be used by the Legislature, the revisions of the plans was entrusted to Juan Arellano, then supervising architect of the Bureau. The building was inaugurated on 16 July 1926, and by then had cost four million pesos.
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Myth of the Human Body
Author’s Note: This article uses virtual reality technology to provide an immersive experience. Click the images to view the 360-degree VRs. Adobe Flash 10 or higher is required. Average VR size is 1.5Mb each.
The body on the pedestal, in the act of throwing a discus, greets visitors as one enters the exhibit hall. On the left, one man in the poise to kick a suppose ball in mid-air, while another is about to catch a soccer ball, yet another in the process of shooting a hoop; on the right, at a distance away, an archer is preparing to fire his arrow, everyone immortalize in apparent tribute to the Olympic Games with the posters of the Greek gods hung above the ceiling.
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Caleidoscope Exhibit
Author’s Note: This article uses virtual reality technology to provide an immersive experience. Click the images to view the 360-degree VRs. Adobe Flash 10 or higher is required. Average VR size is 1.6Mb each.
The Philippine School of Interior Design (PSID) Advanced Class of 2010 mounted their exhibit from October 3 to 31 at the Athena Building in Eastwood City.
Aptly named Caleidoscope, the exhibit takes on color as a new meaning with nothing less than 18 concept booths that offer a spectrum of vividness to enliven the senses!
The exhibit may be over… and the booths are probably being taken down as we speak, but the opportunity to captured each one of them presented itself, so here they are, immortalize in virtual reality technology for everyone’s viewing pleasure… no visiting hours… open all the time!
Kudos to the 2010 batch!
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F3: Forty, Filipino and Fabulous
Author’s Note: This article uses Apple’s QuickTime technology in providing an immersive experience by means of virtual reality panoramas. QuickTime is required to view the 360-degree VRs. Average VR size is 2.0Mb each.
The Philippine School of Interior Design (PSID) in cooperation with The Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines (CFIP) celebrates 40 years of excellence in interior design education through its graduation exhibit entitled Forty, Filipino, & Fabulous; also dubbed as F3. The exhibit showcases masterfully designed and executed interior spaces that center on Philippine furniture as its focus. The exhibit aims to promote the ingenuity and creativity of Filipino designed furniture pieces in fabulous interior settings. F3 guarantees the fusion of furniture and interior design as a formidable tandem in creating livable, functional, and aesthetic spaces. Read the rest of this entry »
