The Barnes Visual Experience Platform
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The Barnes’s state-of-the-art Visual Experience Platform (VXP) is the only distance learning platform designed specifically for the study of visual material.
In addition to standard features like video conferencing and chat, this immersive platform allows users to magnify works of art in real time, revealing an extraordinary level of detail and recapturing the material nuances of the object that are lost in other virtual experiences. Whether you’re using it in a live session or to create asynchronous content, this is essential technology for a field that holds close looking as one of its core methodologies.
What Sets This Platform Apart
Close Looking: With the VXP, the presenter can zoom in on the work of art and pan around its surface fluidly and spontaneously as the discussion unfolds. When looking at an impressionist painting, for example, individual brushstrokes become visible, as does the weave of the canvas; small details in the background can be brought into focus at a moment’s notice. It is an immersive experience that brings users closer to the work of art than ever before.
Interactivity: During a live session, the presenter can enable zooming capabilities for all participants—which means that learners can explore the work of art independently, leading to higher levels of engagement and more meaningful perceptual experiences.
Interactive Playback: Asynchronous learning doesn’t have to mean passively watching a recorded lecture. With this platform, participants can interact with the recorded content at any point to magnify and explore the work of art being discussed.
Supporting Evidence
The platform is high impact. More than 4 out of 5 (82%) students say taking a course on the VXP makes them more likely to take another course on the platform. The VXP also positively influences student learning outcomes: 80% of students say that their educational experience had a high or extremely high impact on the ways they look at art and think critically about it.
Overview of Platform Features
All features are available in live sessions and recorded/asynchronous content. There are two primary modes: Focus and Explore.
Focus: Focused instruction following the presenter’s content and movements.
Explore: Independent, individual exploration of the presenter’s visual content.
Both content modes are enabled with deep zoom technology that transforms large images into smaller slices that can be magnified to reveal imperceptible detail.
PRESENTER FEATURES
Content Management
- Customizable content boards
- Digital collection ingestion
- Automatic conversion of images to deep-zoom files
- Content options including IIIF images, 3D renders, 360 panoramas, and video
Engagement Tools
- Live video and chat (with profanity filter)
- Laser pointer
- Pre-meeting lobby
- Attendee roster management
- Mute microphones and disable video
ATTENDEE FEATURES
Interactive Participation
- Live video and chat
- Raise hand
- Independent navigation in Explore mode
- Interactive recordings available post-session
Support and Accessibility
- Closed captions
- In-platform help instructions
- Keyboard controls and navigation
- Cross-browser and cross-device compatibility
Test the Platform
Try out the VXP’s full range of functions with this preview lesson and contact us for more information.