Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture’s Media Lab hosted a workshop and training with public presentations and discussions on open source methodologies, practices and ideologies. The event took place on 1–3 December, 2016 at the Aalto Media Factory (AMF) in Arabia. The objective of the workshop was to discuss key issues and hopefully come up with some guidelines that can help to make open source initiatives more feasible, successful, and sustainable.
Wether in the arts or the sciences, ultimate success in creative projects is often the result of indefatigable effort. Therefore, during the workshop we discussed and showcased examples of both failed as well as successful open source projects. In particular the focus was on the use of open source tools as part of activities involving exhibition and storytelling design. Participants were encouraged to come to the workshop prepared to share, discuss and work on their own projects. Two themes, each featuring an actual project, were offered as signposts, in order to guide the discussion.
These themes were:
- Data acquisition automation – portable 3D scanning device for heritage communities case study.
- From virtual to material – realizing high quality 3D tangible interaction objects for museum exhibition using FabLab.
Working schedule:
1 December, 2016
9:00 – 9:30 Opening of the workshop (Lily Díaz, Andrew Paterson)
9:30 – 10:30 Decision Theory, Hive Mind, & Control Theory, Their Embodiments in Tools and some consequences for Artists, Archivist, and Designers Keynote presentation by Robert Chave
10:15 – 10:30 Discussion & coffee
10:15 – 10:30 Presentation of DigGLAM project (Lily Díaz)
11:00 – 12:00 Group and work organisation into teams
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Keynote presentation by Raúl Nieves Pardo
14:00 – 14:15 Discussion & coffee
14:15 – 14:30 Presentation of Veselius VR Facsimile (Angela Hernández)
14:30 – 18:00 Workshop
19:00 Dinner snacks
2 December, 2016
9:00 – 11:30 Workshop meets at AMF FabLab.
11:00 – 11:30 Light lunch
12:00 – 14:00 Public examination of dissertation, M. Arch. Samir Bhowmik,
Deep Time of the Museum – The Materiality of Media Infrastructures. See photo gallery.
14:00 – 15:00 Discussion & coffee
15:00 – 18:00 Workshop
19:00 Dinner
3 December, 2016
10:00 – 12:00 Workshop
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 15:00 Presentations and documentation of work done
15:00 – 15:30 Discussion and concluding remarks
15:30 – 16:00 Closing of workshop
17:00 – 20:00 Trashlab and pikkujoulu (little Christmas) party at Temporary.fi (BYOB).
See how the Workshop Design took place.
Browse the Feedback from Hybrid Lab 2.
Photographs from 3D Open-source Digital Heritage and Sustainable Technologies Workshop:
