Stan van Bommel

Stan van Bommel

MA Digital Cultures Blog

The Aura of Virtual Collections

The move to a virtual space has been explored by many museums already, with more following suit. It can be an incredibly useful tool that allows people to see and access historical artifacts and pieces of art from across the world at any point. Yet it is often argued that …

Reflections on 3D Modelling

As part of an upcomming virtual time capsule, we had to create some 3D models of objects. This blogpost will give a brief overview and reflection on my experiences with this project. The first part of the structure from motion process is of course the capturing of the object. Although …

Period 2 Reflection

Learning new methodologies is always exciting. They open up new avenues of research, different topics to explore and yield fascinating new insights. This is especially true if the new methodologies are different than any you have used before, as was the case for period two.  For the course Machines of …

Why Clothing Matters – Lessons from the #Shirtgate Controversy

In 2014, Dr. Matt Taylor, a physicist and scientist from the European Space Agency who was part of the Rosetta Mission caused an outrage also known on social medias as #shirtgate or #shirtflap. He appeared on “BBC Breakfast” and a European Space Agency live stream to give an update on …