Google Image Swirl
The development of technologies, is, as we have all heard, crucial to the development and survival of museums. So I wonder, then, what the potential is for a technology such as Google Image Swirl. For me, the initial thoughts were collections management and documentation, but also the value that such a technology could have for interesting and perhaps unthought of interpretation strategies.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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"Google Image Swirl organizes image search results based on their visual and semantic similarity and presents them in an intuitive exploratory interface."
Umm, yah, No. Not intuitive at all.
Having said that, yes, I agree with you that it could be a cool gadget for art collections - comparing the works of the same artist, or sketches for a painting or sculpture, etc. Representations of the same place over time, perhaps. Heck, anything that has a particular visual pattern.
http://image-swirl.googlelabs.com/html?query=alan%20rickman#227
Ahh, bliss.
Yeah, I didn't find it intuitive either, actually. Once I understood, it was a little better, but it is VERY unstructured (or gives the impression of being). And really, if you think about it, the connections are still being made for the user rather than the user making them themselves. It's just hidden better, perhaps.