Google Cultural Institute recently launched their Art Camera technology for artists and educators.
Imagine being a student in a remote location who is fascinated by art, wanting to learn as much as you can about art, looking at photos of works of art on your computer, realizing the virtual experience is changing dramatically, and globally with Google technology.
Recently, Google announced through its Cultural Institute that it is teaming up with museums to offer the possibility of a detailed view of works of art online. This will be done with the launch of their art camera.
The quality of the images provided through the art camera is so high, that Google is saying that it is an experience only matched by “walking up to the real thing with a magnifying glass.”
The robotic technology of the camera creates giga pixel images by taking multiple close-up shots and piecing them together. Google Cultural Institute has already digitized 1000 pieces.
This is what dreams are made of for thousands of people. The speed at which technology is moving can move ideas in somewhat unexpected ways.
This technology is a great example of how this art can aid education, as it may be used by schools or individuals all around the world interested in expanding their cultural knowledge beyond the regular means.
And the viewing of the individual objects in a collection can be manupilated very efficiently by a Google virtual tour of the museum as a whole, which makes this a fascinating set of tools for art education.