CUag online
GROUP MEMBERS
- Emmanuel Olugbemiro
- Jade Lai
- Zehua Cao
- Madison McKinney
INDUSTRY PARTNER
Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CUAG Online is an innovative project that mixes technology and art to create an immersive and compelling experience for visitors of the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG). The project is an extension of the art gallery’s website, providing access to the gallery’s previous exhibitions in an online and interactive format, serving as a useful archival resource for researchers, students, and art fans. For each previous exhibition, the website provides a catalogue of all work and a 360 virtual tour of the exhibition space. The archived website is a must-visit for anyone interested in exploring the gallery’s earlier collections.
GROUP MEMBERS
- Emmanuel Olugbemiro
- Jade Lai
- Zehua Cao
- Madison McKinney
INDUSTRY PARTNER
Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG)
final project
CUAG Online is an online archive and 360 tour of previous exhibitions hosted at the Carleton University Art Gallery. Created in collaboration with the gallery curator, the project utilizes various equipment such as 360 cameras, microphones, Kuula, and WordPress to create an interactive experience that focuses on increased access and accessibility to the CUAG. The website aims to create an online, convenient portal for people unable to access the gallery in-person during the exhibitions and to provide an archive for academic research. The 360 virtual tour provides a historic archive of the the gallery and how it is curated, allowing continuous virtual access past the limited exhibition timeframe.
Website UI/UX
The website utilizes a straightforward, attractive design that is simple to use and resembles the CUAG original website. Online visitors can access the previous exhibits’ catalogues and browse the large collection of artwork. To ensure a more accessible and inclusive experience for a global audience, the website includes the implementation of a translation engine based on Google’s API, allowing visitors to browse the artwork in any language. This feature not only broke down language barriers but also fostered a greater sense of connection between users and the art they were viewing.
Website UI/UX
Within the online archive, visitors can click on each artwork to learn the name of the artwork, the artist, the date of completion, and description of the work. The information is available in both text and audio narration. The addition of the audio narration helps provide a more accessible and engaging website.
360 virtual tour
A 360 virtual tour of the Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 exhibits was created to allow continued online access to the exhibits and their curation. Using Insta360 cameras, the entire entirety of the exhibition space was documented. Using the application, Kuula, the panoramas are assembled to create a multi-position virtual tour with text and audio information on all the artwork embedded as clickable hotspots. The tour is accessed through the website.
