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Crossbow Collection and Grandson Castle
How can crossbows and vast information about them be presented in an attractive manner? Can the collection be combined with the 3d model of Grandson Castle to invite user to explore crossbows in detail while navigating from one room to another?
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Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (SKKG) in Winterthur has a collection of about 300 crossbows from Switzerland, Germany, other Europen countries, and worldwide. SKKG is also the owner of the Grandson Castle.
The crossbow collection is very well documented and is situated in the Grandson Castle. Is there a way to make this wast amount of information accessible more attractively to an audience beyond crossbow specialists? Is there even an innovative way to combine it with the 3d model of the castle?
The outcome of this challenge could be:
- a web app that uses the crossbow information combined with interactive storytelling techniques, or
- a quartet game that compares the crossbows according to different characteristics, or
- a serious game that plays in and around the castle, or
- a generative data visualization, or
- an approach to an artistic use of the data,
- etc.
Ideas for a fresh approach to the cultural heritage data of the crossbow collection and/or a use of the 3d model of the castle are welcome. There is no existing team yet. Everyone who is interested, has programming skills, experience with 3d software such as Blender or WebGL, with AR/VR, or is a data scientist, a crossbow specialist, a humanities scholar, a museum or GLAM professional, mediator or media designer is welcome to join the group.
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