“A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”
- Mahatma Gandhi
culture
iSPARX™ culture projects involve works & projects of diverse, dynamic & immersive media for exhibitions, interactive & multimedia installations & educational resources.
3D
Digital replication: Taonga, heritage structures & locations in 3D by iSPARX™ with 3D models & Photogrammetry.
3D objects & capture; animated, augmented reality, 3D print & immersive dynamic media content.
map
Mapping & location engagement of Galleries, Museums & Venues with immersive media, notifications & dynamic media. iSPARX™ positioning systems enable notified engagement with provenance & dynamic media content.
dev
iSPARX™ develop exceptional mobile Apps, digital installations & content for GLAM & selected Artists & Creatives - interactive engagement for effective stories & to convey impressive educational & social experiences.
DISCOVER
Porirua
The DISCOVER Porirua - Ārahitanga App allows users to explore and view local Trails / Stories(heritage & cultural) with provenance and a wide range of immersive media, including 360 video and AR.
The Arahitanga CMS is designed to allow local culture and heritage administrators to build and manage these Stories with provenance and media, which are dynamically loaded to the app.
Dependencies Outline
iOS & Android Accounts for publishing
Branding & Graphics
- Logos & colors, fonts etc
- Misc supporting imagery
Pathway/Trail Provenance and Supporting Media
- GPS co-ordinates
- Text Provenance
- Content (images, audio, video, 3d)
- Appropriate metadata
Support
- Resources to manage the CMS
(an administrator).
Parliament
The mace is a symbol of the House, & represents the Speaker’s authority. It is a large, golden staff carried by the Serjeant-at-Arms, an officer of the House who is responsible for ensuring order is maintained in the lobbies & galleries. It is placed on the Table when the Speaker enters the Chamber, & is placed under the Table when the House goes into ‘Committee’ & the Speaker leaves.
The capture of the Mace as a 3D object is primarily for education purposes.
Te Awarua-o-Porirua
This new Te Awarua-o-Porirua (Porirua Harbour) children's app turns the Pātaka Our Harbour kids mural into a collection of education games and puzzles for children to enjoy and learn from.
Constructive and engaging, learn the history and ecology of the Harbour and Porirua as you explore several highly detailed, interactive murals depicting the Harbour in this fun, educational app.
Complete over 90 different educational games and reveal information spread over 3 different difficulty levels as you piece together mural puzzles and complete the challenges - suitable for children of all ages.
Ruatoki
Ruatoki App - Tāme Iti
Ruatoki - a multi-media exhibition in Ruatoki, July 2019.
The exhibition was comprised of pieces by artist Billy Apple and artist & activist Tāme Iti.
This exhibition presents narratives of Ruatoki, both personal and shared.
The Ruatoki app & installation is Tāme Iti’s contribution to the exhibition.
Hīnātore
Discover Rongowhakaata’s ancient tradition of kite making. Design and make your own manu whata, or kite – be inspired by Rongowhakaata’s customary designs.
Use the latest VR technology to put your kite into the virtual world where you can interact with it. Then share your manu whata with friends and whānau so they can fly it too!
Hinatore <learning Lab> of Te Papa partnered with the Rongowhakaata iwi exhibition and iSPARX to provide this programme.
Hīnātore | Papa Ako
Recipient of the National Digital Forum Award - Innovation in Technology
INDIGiNOUS
01 December 2017 – 20 January 2018
Urban Shaman Aboriginal Art Gallery,
203-290 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg, MB
The artworks in this exhibition are made by seven Māori artists from Aotearoa New Zealand who use digital media to create real and virtual spaces for Indigenous knowledge. The exhibition includes a range of media from virtual reality and augmented reality artworks, through to video games, projection installation and 3D printing. Each artwork critiques dominate histories and perceptions of Indigenous peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand, and postulates on how different the world might be for Indigenous peoples in the future.
Exhibition curator Reuben Friend says, “the exhibition includes some of the leading figures currently working in Māori digital art and is a major chance to review how Māori digital media has advanced over the past ten years”.