Experiments with 3D

Adapting 3D technologies for the British Museum’s youngest visitors

Katherine BiggsHistoric Royal Palaces (@HRP_learning)@britishmuseum

The SDDC uses innovative technology to engage the British Museum's young audiences with its collection

And what's more innovative than 3D?

How to make children 'get' that this is 3D, not 2D

How can 3D technologies be used by an archaeological, historical museum?

Digital Dwelling project at Skara Brae

Making

Capturing

Digitising

Embellishing

Ancient Lives, new discoveries

The process needs to be simplified

But accuracy retained

The process IS the excitement

3D for 13 - 18s: linking professional techniques with the museum collection

3D modelling

3D printing

3D animation

Lessons learned

It's all about the printing

Children get it

Don't hide the process

There has to be a reason