Omeka!

While sitting in Aidan's class this morning, the conversation of final deliverable was discussed ("under-promise, over-deliver" was reiterated). The class will be focusing solely on a 3D tangible model and the digital model will be put on the back burner. However, the concept of the digital model is still intriguing to me (mainly because I know nothing about 3D fabrication) so, after a discussion with Aidan, a deal has been struck which, will satisfy the interest in the digital model as well as my final deliverable.

Building upon the Omeka platform that was taught last semester, my final deliverable will be an omeka-neatline digital presentation that lays out the spacial changes of the park over its lifetime. But instead of layering found visual information, which range in scale or medium, this neatline will compile versions of a visually compelling autoCAD file that the fabrication class is working with. This will, in turn, create a digital model that changes over time and is kept in one scale and one medium.

Over the next week I plan to build the timeline that the visuals will be built upon. The AutoCAD model will be built with the contents of what existed on the site in 1925 but my project will be the chronology of those items being added or subtracted.  This means verifying the construction and deconstruction of certain elements around the site.

I think this Omeka Neatline creation will compliment both the work being done in the fabrication class as well as my independent study work on a self guided tour with mobile technology.

Thoughts on Walking Tours

I stumbled across the Auto Museum's 2011 walking tour again:
http://larzanderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/walkingtoursmall.pdf
It's quite the mishmash of old and new information as well as good and terrible photographs. Plus it's a graphic & organizational nightmare.

Redoing this would be fairly simple and I'd love to take a stab at applying it to a mobile technology platform (like OnCell Pro)

More to come!

Independent Study Goals

Stemming from the research collected last semester in the Heritage Documentation course, this semester will be directed towards finding a creative and informative way to interpret the history of the Larz Anderson Park. This interpretation should make connections to both the spatial and cultural history of the park which will, in turn, enhance its present day use and understanding. This landscape gem in the Town of Brookline has been haphazardly documented and scarcely presented for the towns enjoyment. In my independent study, I will enhance the availability of information on the Larz Anderson Park and help users discover more of the history of the park while still being able to enjoy the mystery of what was once there.