Equipment

Equipment

The equipment listed below is meant to give our visitors an idea of what equipment is available and could be considered as tools to obtain for your virtual museum project. It is NOT meant to be advertising for specific equipment or software.
Start small! We started with one digital camera and a turntable we made at a 4Directions workshop. Grants, school and community support, and many hours of work have gotten us where we are today.
If I was a teacher interested in implementing this type of project for my classroom, I would start with a digital camera, a tripod, a turntable, some black felt material and VR software. I personally like VRWorx because it is easy to use, affordable, and school packages include curriculum/lesson plans.
I would enjoy hearing from other schools/teachers who are creating virtual museums and similar projects. Please email me about your project.
Brenda Gerber, Technology Coordinator

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Equipment Available at Nah Tah Wahsh School includes:

Small Object Rig

Turn table

Turntable Pedestal

Nikon 900 series camera (or equivalent for highest resolution possible

Tripod

Lighting Equipment

Large pieces of felt (4-6') for back drops (black and off-white)

Computer with VRWorx software loaded on it

NOTE: The turntable and pedestal can be made.

Large Object Rig

Kaidan Magellan 2000 Object Rig

Sturdy 6' table (adjustable height)

Sony TRV900 series digital video camera for Kaidan Object Rig

Pentium III computer with Pinnacle DV200 video capture card

Lighting Equipment

Large pieces of felt (4-6') for back drops (black and off-white)

VRWorx Software

Quick Time Pro Software

Adobe Premier 5.1 Software (bundled with Pinnacle DV200 card)

Other Equipment and Supplies

One to three laptops, depending on the number of "teams" working

Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or equivalent software

Bubble levels

Spare bulbs for lighting equipment

Ruler and tape measure to measure objects

Power strips and good extension cords

Spare camera for photographing students at work

Disks and/or zip disks

CD burner and CD's (a great way to archive these large files)

Tablets, pencils

Props to hold objects (acrylic displays, small sand bags, etc)

Smaller pieces of felt to hide props

Battery chargers and spare batteries for cameras