158 research outputs found
Organ Transplantation with an Incompetent Donor: Kentucky Resolves the Dilemma of Strunk v. Strunk
Exploring the unique challenges of presenting English Heritage’s castles to a contemporary audience
[EN] The seventy-nine castles in the care of English Heritage Trust (EHT) are some of the most visually
stunning and historically important in the world. In recent years, EHT has explored new ways of sharing
the histories and stories of these properties with local communities and with domestic and international
visitors.
This paper presents a review of these approaches, outlining the ways in which the Trust has applied
different methodologies to castles within certain areas of operation, such as Interpretation; Digital Content; and Conservation. It assesses the self-reflection of EHT staff members from some of the organisation’s operations as to how certain strategies and approaches have met the expectations of both the EHT
and its target audiences. It outlines approaches to sharing our passion for these properties which were
not heavily reliant on significant monetary investment, for instance examining how to re-interpret castles in the context of a challenging economic climate. It assesses some of the philosophies behind the
decisions made as well.
These reflections are examined in the context of a new castle interpretation project currently underway, at Warkworth Castle in Northumberland, England. They are presented to our international colleagues with the explicit desire to share our experiences and improve our industry’s approach to the interpretation of humanity’s rich castle heritage.Savage, J.; Wyeth, W. (2020). Exploring the unique challenges of presenting English Heritage’s castles to a contemporary audience. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 993-1000. https://doi.org/10.4995/FORTMED2020.2020.11421OCS993100
Exploring the potential of the internet of things at a heritage site through co-design practice
Our multidisciplinary team faced the challenge of creating an engaging visiting experience for Chesters museum that hosts John Clayton’s collection of Roman antiquities found along Hadrian’s Wall. The museum, created in 1896, is still in its original form and has a large collection of altars and religious sculptures displayed in a continuous sequence on several rows, as was the fashion in Victorian and Edwardian times. This layout was overwhelming for most visitors who only spent very little time in the museum. In an iterative co-design process we generated multiple concepts and prototyped the most promising: the aim was to make the visitors slow down and look around in a meaningful way. We assessed three prototypes in place finding physical impediments and management issues for two. The design and implementation then focused on a single concept that explores the relationship between the Romans and their gods. The final interactive installation uses the Internet of Things technology to offer a personalised experience that engages visitors at a physical level while simultaneously provoking them to explore and take action. This paper contributes to a better understanding of how design practice can create a novel interactive visiting experience centered on meaning-making rather than on the latest technology
Calibration Uncertainty for Advanced LIGO's First and Second Observing Runs
Calibration of the Advanced LIGO detectors is the quantification of the
detectors' response to gravitational waves. Gravitational waves incident on the
detectors cause phase shifts in the interferometer laser light which are read
out as intensity fluctuations at the detector output. Understanding this
detector response to gravitational waves is crucial to producing accurate and
precise gravitational wave strain data. Estimates of binary black hole and
neutron star parameters and tests of general relativity require well-calibrated
data, as miscalibrations will lead to biased results. We describe the method of
producing calibration uncertainty estimates for both LIGO detectors in the
first and second observing runs.Comment: 15 pages, 21 figures, LIGO DCC P160013
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