Author: Christiana Polycarpou

Gustav Klimt’s Masterpieces Get a 21st-Century Makeover at Paris’s First Digital Fine Arts Museum

Gustav Klimt’s Masterpieces Get a 21st-Century Makeover at Paris’s First Digital Fine Arts Museum

Posted by | Oct 18, 2018 | |

Paris’ first digital art museum is taking the paintings of Gustav Klimt out of their frames (so to speak) and projecting them onto the walls in its inaugural exhibit.   The museum, called the Atelier des Lumières, moved into a warehouse-like former foundry building in the 11th arrondissement last April and opened the exhibition, titled simply “Gustav Klimt.” Works by the titular 20th century painter as well as other major Viennese artists including Egon Schiele and Friedensreich Hundertwasser light up walls that reach a height of 10 meters (approximately 33 feet), per Dezeen. Visitors will hear a soundtrack that...

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The Museum of Jerusalem will show the Old City in a virtual format

The Museum of Jerusalem will show the Old City in a virtual format

Posted by | Oct 17, 2018 | , |

The tower of David Museum, which is located in the ancient fortress of the Old Town, this month will allow visitors to explore the old Jerusalem in a virtual format. A virtual program called “Step into history” will allow Museum visitors to “walk through the streets of Jerusalem, to enjoy the present and look to the past”, – has transferred words of the Director of tower of David Eilat Lieber at The Times of Israel. Experts from the office of the Israeli antiquities together with employees the Museum has recreated a picture of Jerusalem as it was during the...

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Oculus Quest finally gives virtual reality true freedom

Oculus Quest finally gives virtual reality true freedom

Posted by | Oct 15, 2018 | |

Virtual reality has always faced barriers that prevented it from going mainstream. Oculus is quite aware of that. The price of a VR machine paired with a powerful PC was a financial obstacle. The company solved that issue by creating the Oculus Go, a $269 headset. It’s a machine that costs less than console, but the friendly price point comes at the cost of tech specs. The Oculus Rift remains the flagship system with the best visuals and the most advanced technology, but the elements holding that back has been the setup and wires. To get in the game,...

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