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I felt that highlighting the particular subtlety and detail of each portion of the painting by zooming in was useful. The fact that the painting was so intrica

I felt that highlighting the particular subtlety and detail of each portion of the painting by zooming in was useful. The fact that the painting was so intricately detailed results in a lot of points of interest.

telesilla 6y ago
I agree, I felt as if I had a personal museum guide, and I was allowed to zoom in and out at will. My only complaint is the quality of the reproductions, it's a shame not to enjoy the brushstrokes.
- hellbannedguy 6y ago
  The artists used Squirrel hair as brushes.
qwertox 6y ago
I stopped scrolling, it lacked usability with those small bits of text which wouldn't even snap to be centered. It's hard to tell how this could be made better. Tooltips on markers would increase control, but the story would lose linearity.
- tvb12 6y ago
  I viewed this on a desktop rather than a phone. The PgDn key worked pretty well, though the text didn't always end up in the same vertical position. Sometimes I had to hit the down arrow key a few times afterwards. Wouldn't a "Next" button do pretty much the same thing, though?
  - wombatmobile 6y ago
    > Wouldn't a "Next" button do pretty much the same thing, though? I wondered the same thing, and decided no, the scrolling is something different, and to my surprise, it is better than a Next button, which would have been easier. Scrolling is more work, which is why I was wondering how to avoid it. But the work adds a quantitative linear dimension to the presentation, like walking the halls and corridors of a gallery. Would the Met be a better experience if you could sit in a chair whilst the paintings were brought to in front of your face, one by one, at the click of a button? I don't think that would be better, even though it would be less "work". Firstly, effort expended contributes to my appreciation of the value. Secondly, the spacial context of walking through the Met is a key factor in how I remember my time there. Place gives context to the art. Curators are highly mindful of this. Viewers are less mindful when the curation is done well, but they leave more satisfied because they are more able to take in the components of a collection which is well organised specially and temporally. Scrolling isn't as powerful a rendition of place as walking halls is - but it goes some amount in that direction. I think it adds to the experience.
    - tvb12 6y ago
      Ohh, that's cool. I guess I'm kind of burnt out on scrolling, though. Sometimes I wonder how many more spins the hardware in my mouse can take. For what it's worth, which is very little, if the chair/painting movements were reversed I think you'd be onto something. Roller coasters with art exhibits along the tracks?

telesilla 6y ago

I agree, I felt as if I had a personal museum guide, and I was allowed to zoom in and out at will. My only complaint is the quality of the reproductions, it's a shame not to enjoy the brushstrokes.

hellbannedguy 6y ago
The artists used Squirrel hair as brushes.

qwertox 6y ago

I stopped scrolling, it lacked usability with those small bits of text which wouldn't even snap to be centered. It's hard to tell how this could be made better. Tooltips on markers would increase control, but the story would lose linearity.

tvb12 6y ago
I viewed this on a desktop rather than a phone. The PgDn key worked pretty well, though the text didn't always end up in the same vertical position. Sometimes I had to hit the down arrow key a few times afterwards. Wouldn't a "Next" button do pretty much the same thing, though?
- wombatmobile 6y ago
  > Wouldn't a "Next" button do pretty much the same thing, though? I wondered the same thing, and decided no, the scrolling is something different, and to my surprise, it is better than a Next button, which would have been easier. Scrolling is more work, which is why I was wondering how to avoid it. But the work adds a quantitative linear dimension to the presentation, like walking the halls and corridors of a gallery. Would the Met be a better experience if you could sit in a chair whilst the paintings were brought to in front of your face, one by one, at the click of a button? I don't think that would be better, even though it would be less "work". Firstly, effort expended contributes to my appreciation of the value. Secondly, the spacial context of walking through the Met is a key factor in how I remember my time there. Place gives context to the art. Curators are highly mindful of this. Viewers are less mindful when the curation is done well, but they leave more satisfied because they are more able to take in the components of a collection which is well organised specially and temporally. Scrolling isn't as powerful a rendition of place as walking halls is - but it goes some amount in that direction. I think it adds to the experience.
  - tvb12 6y ago
    Ohh, that's cool. I guess I'm kind of burnt out on scrolling, though. Sometimes I wonder how many more spins the hardware in my mouse can take. For what it's worth, which is very little, if the chair/painting movements were reversed I think you'd be onto something. Roller coasters with art exhibits along the tracks?