Bridging Physical and Digital Worlds through Interactive Storytelling
Chair: Bernardi, Joanne

LAbrowser: Crafting an Interactive Interface for Exploring a Martial Arts Living Archive

Hou, Yumeng (1); Ding, Xinyi (2)

1: Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+), EPFL, Switzerland; 2: Section of Digital Humanities, EPFL, Switzerland

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This project explores the use of computational strategies to facilitate the meaningful curation of a multimodal archive that captures traditional martial arts. By combining ontological representation with multimedia presentation, we created an interactive interface to communicate the multifaceted knowledge aspects of martial arts, thereby supporting archival exploration and access for a diverse audience.


Preserving Crafts and Knowledge from the Physical World to the Digital World

Kaur, Supreet; Chaudhury, Santanu; Nagar, Rajendra

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India

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This paper discusses a novel method of digital preservation of Rajasthani (Indian) heritage crafts acquired through an initiative- Jodhpur City Knowledge and Innovation Foundation (JCKIF) promoted by the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ). We use knowledge graphs to preserve artefacts, artisans, and their knowledge.


(Digital) art history and museums’ online interfaces

Charlesworth, Ellen (1); Warwick, Claire (1); Impett, Leonardo (2)

1: Durham University, United Kingdom; 2: University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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To what extent do the dominant layouts and modes of interaction with online collections change the way we view digitised artworks? Using computer vision, alongside an analysis of the html code, and in-depth case studies, our paper utilises both ‘distant’ and ‘close’ viewing to understand users’ experience of online collections.


Developing an Ontology for Intricate Visual Content Annotation: Experience from the Panorama of the Battle of Murten

Chau, Tsz-Kin; Jaquet, Daniel; Kenderdine, Sarah

Laboratory for Experimental Museology, EPFL, Switzerland

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The Panorama of the Battle of Murten (1873) is a rare surviving, giant, intricate, painted panorama digitized on a massive scale, standing as a global visual heritage. This paper reports the formalization of an ontology developed for deep semantic annotation to study intricate visual content.


Jisedai Reader: A UX-centered Approach for Digital Social Reading of Historical Japanese Books

Hashimoto, Yuta

National Museum of Japanese History, Japan

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This paper presents Jisedai Reader, a social reading platform on the National Diet Library Digital Collection. Jisedai Reader enables users to share book reviews, book lists, and reading notes. To facilitate user participation, a user experience (UX) focused approach, such as mobile-first development, has been adopted.