| HD-51068-10 | Digital Humanities: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants | John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, Inc. | Virtual Joust: A Technological Interpretation of Medieval Jousting and Its Culture. | 10/1/2010 - 3/31/2013 | $49,960.00 | Jeffrey | Louis | Forgeng | | | | John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, Inc. | Worcester | MA | 01606-2464 | USA | 2010 | Medieval Studies | Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants | Digital Humanities | 49960 | 0 | 49960 | 0 | The development of an interactive museum exhibition that uses game technology to engage visitors of the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum in the history of medieval jousting.
Virtual Joust, a project of the Higgins Armory Museum, will use 21st century technology to interpret medieval jousting to museum visitors and on-line participants. Virtual Joust is an innovative on-site jousting simulation that will use popular Wii technology to engage museum visitors in a virtual exploration of the cultural complexity and excitement of a medieval jousting tournament. The Joust will also feature an on-line component, thus extending the Museum's educational reach to those who are beyond its geographic area or constrained by physical limitations. It incorporates pre- and post- educational material, allowing participants to develop their own heraldry and learn about the chivalric culture that surrounded jousting. The development of Virtual Joust from a concept to a practicable reality will inform other small/medium sized museums about the challenges and potential of emerging digital technologies to enhance interpretation and engage visitors with their educational mission. |