20.066 Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time

                Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 20, No. 66.
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         Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:38:31 +0100
         From: lachance_at_chass.utoronto.ca
         Subject: Forbidden City: Extra Muros

Willard,

An announcement and its blog remix may be of interest for various reasons
to subscribers of Humanist.

John Tolva at Ascent Stage offers a personal view of an IBM project he is
involveed with -- The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time.

Some enticing tidbits ...

<quote>
the sidewalk approach to cultural heritage
[...]
a community space that exists on different timelines
[...]
we propose to open the modelling effort to the global community of
developers [...]
a team at the Palace Museum who are as technically-savvy as they are
informed about the history and culture inside the Forbidden City walls.
</quote>

http://www.ascentstage.com/archives/2006/06/the_forbidden_c.html

Watch that spot for further developments.
Received on Wed Jun 21 2006 - 02:18:30 EDT