Google Glass and

MuseumsMuseums and the Web Florence 2014

Neal Stimler

Digital Media | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

@nealstimler | +Neal Stimler

#mwf2014 | @museweb

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The remarks herein are the personal views of

Neal Stimler and do not necessarily reflect the

views of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Disclaimer

Martin Missfeldt

“Google Glass Infographic”

February 2013

http://www.brillen-sehhilfen.de/en/googleglass/

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Introduction to

Google Glass

Google Glass is a wearable mobile device that brings the

experience of one’s smartphone or tablet to into dialogue

with the human body’s personal audiovisual environment.

Google Glass is “a heads-up display for real life” as stated

by Marques Brownlee in his video, Top 5 Wearable Tech!

(Early 2014).

What is Google Glass?

How does Google Glass work?

Google Glass is tethered to one’s smartphone or tablet

through the MyGlass application for Android or iOS.

Google Glass receives and sends notifications back to

one’s smartphone or tablet in combination with data via

Bluetooth and WiFi.

Google Glass is operated with a combination of voice

commands and touch controls.

#ifihadglass

The initial release of Google Glass was offered to those who

submitted entries for the #ifihadglass competition via Twitter and

Google Plus.

Those accepted by Google had the opportunity to be among the

first to purchase and test Google Glass out in the world.

I applied to the #ifihadglass contest via Twitter in February 2013.

I received Google Glass with support of The Metropolitan

Museum of Art in July 2013.

Who are Google Glass Explorers?

Google Glass Explorers are the beta testers for Google

Glass.

Google Glass Explorers develop new applications and

experiment with use cases for the device in community with

others.

Google Glass Explorers have diverse interests, professions

and skills.

Google Glass at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

*Internal Incubation: personal trials and group demos for staff to incubate

ideas for Google Glass' future application throughout the Museum

*Artists and Developers: encourage study of collections; connect

audiences to programs; foster new creativity in the arts

*Done in collaboration with Met Media Lab, lead by Don Undeen, who is also a Google Glass Explorer.

Collegial Outreach: personal trials and demos of Google Glass facilitated

by Neal Stimler for the museum community

What can one do with Google

Glass?

Discover: learn new information faster than ever before, thereby

building personal knowledge and enhancing professional skills

Dialogue: more fluidly interact with applications and people in

our daily lives

Document: close the gap from cognition to capturing the world,

whether for further reflection or immediate cultural contribution

Discover - Google Glass Applications

ColorSnap

Compass

Field Trip

- important for cultural heritage*

Google Search

Word Lens

Dialogue - Google Glass Applications

Facebook

Google Hangout

Google Now

Google Plus

Gmail

IFTTT

Twitter

Tumblr

Document - Google Glass Applications

Evernote

Camera

- Pictures

- Video

Posterboy

Video Voyager

YouTube

Kris Kitchen

“My Lady of the Glass”

January 21, 2014

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https://plus.google.com/u/0/100150542612276

204049/posts/RoyA6RxuHuy

Museums and

Google Glass

Google Glass could have a transformative impact on museums

as smartphones and tablets did previously.

As a wearable technology, Google Glass makes possible

immersive interactions with museums onsite and online.

People may come to better understand the present and imagine our

future when Google Glass is engaged with museum collections and

programs.

Should Museums Engage Google Glass?

Google Glass as a Mobile Device in Museums

Google Glass should primarily be treated in the BYOD or Bring Your

Own Device category of wearable devices in museums.

Museums ought make their content openly available for use by

popular third party mobile applications paired with Google Glass.

It may be appropriate for museums to lend Google Glass or develop

custom applications to meet needs of specific audiences and

program objectives.

Museum Use Cases for Google Glass

Conservation

Digital Media

Education

Scholarship

Conservation - Use Cases for Google Glass

Color Analysis Documentation

- Notes

- Pictures

- Video

Digital Media - Use Cases for Google Glass

Collection Digitization

Digital Strategy

Media Production

Multimedia Tours

Online Publication

Social Media

Education - Use Cases for Google Glass

Art-Making

Accessibility

- Deaf and Hard of

Hearing

- Mobility

Distance Learning

Free Choice Learning

Lectures

Performances

Teacher Training

Workshops

Scholarship - Use Cases for Google Glass

Digital Publication

Image Recognition

Research

Pictures

Scholarly Discourse

Video

Google Glass

and

Museums

ConclusionsNeal Stimler

“My #museumselfie @metmuseum

American Wing Charles Engelhard Court

Gallery 700 tr.im/4rxxz . #googleglass

pic.twitter.com/DftRPNrevy”

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/52357995@N0

7/12526208095/

Why can Google Glass inspire us?

Curiosity: desire to investigate new humanistic understandings

of art and life

Connection: enhanced recognition of links between

applications, culture, information and social relationships

Creation: ability to make and contribute to the flourishing of the

arts and industry

WHAT, Museum USE CASES and WHY of Google Glass

Discover, Dialogue and Document are what we can do with

Google Glass.

Museum use cases for Google Glass impact Conservation,

Education, Digital Media and Scholarship.

Curiosity, Connection and Creation are why we can be inspired

by Google Glass.

Google Glass…

...can more intimately connect us to the

revelatory experiences and people that define

meaning in our lives, like art and museums.

Thank YouMuseums and the Web Florence 2014

Neal Stimler

Digital Media | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

@nealstimler | +Neal Stimler

Resources

Google Glass Resources from Google

Google Glass Home

Google Glass on Facebook

Google Glass on Twitter

Google Glass on Google Plus

Google Glass Explorer Community on Google

Plus

Other Google Glass Resources

Andrej Karpathy Google Glass #ifihadglass

Winners

Google Glass Almanac

Google Glass Apps

Google Glass App Source

Museums and Google Glass Publications Featuring Neal Stimler

Steinhauer, Jillian. “Smithsonian Brings Google Glass to the Museum.”

Hyperallergic. February 11, 2014.

Stimler, Neal. Interview. Museums and the Web Florence. “Who is going to be

at #MWF2014: three questions to Neal Stimler.” By Valeria Gasparotti.

February 12, 2014.

Stimler, Neal and Gretchen Andrus Andrew. “Making New Art Inspired by the

Met's Collections with Google Glass.” Digital Underground, February 6, 2014.

Stimler, Neal. "Seeing the Met through Glass." Digital Underground, October

28, 2013.