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rc1
At night. Amazing.
th3iedkid
why only chrome?Any particular reason?
richbradshaw
They say it's due to use of WebRTC, WebGL and WebSockets.
theoh
This is a bit too much like the Telegarden from 20 years ago http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/garden/Ars/ or any number of telescopes controlled over the web. Anybody got anything more exciting to share from the museum world?
lucasnemeth
the Telegarden was way more interesting. They were exploring the idea of mantaining life from an anonymous community.

I haven't understand the point of this, beyond the "it's fun to see the tate gallery at night".

theoh
Yeah, it's really a bit basic for an institution like Tate. Have you seen the other leading contenders for this project though? Also pretty weak. http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/ik-prize/ik-prize-2014

Personally, as a serially apostate UK-trained computer scientist who is now an art/architectural historian, this kind of thing makes me question the superiority of London's museum establishment. It feels as empty as the rash of gourmet burger bars in central London, just recycling an idea of freshness rather than actually pushing any boundaries. Inherently conservative, not that I believe "disruption" is the answer to everything.

lucasnemeth
<3 I couldn't agree more. Great analogy with the gourmet burger bars lol.

All the projects seems like commissioned work.

qzxvwt
I'm picturing these robots slowly wandering about in silence looking intensely at artworks all night.