4. What if there were a seamless and
low-cost way to harness the
synergies between the self-
organised online learning
communities and traditional
knowledge based guardians of
cultural treasures to provide a 360-
degree solution to a diverse range
of stakeholders?
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5. Museums
+
QR Codes
+
Wikipedia
=
QRpedia.org
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8. Dealing With Other Languages
● 25% - 50% of visitors to UK museums are
foreigners*
● This should work in museums world-wide.
* http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/doing_business_with_us/facts_and_figures.aspx
* http://www.vam.ac.uk/about_va/international/international/index.html
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9. One QR Code = Multiple Languages
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12. How It Works
● Phone's web browser opens the URL
embedded in the QR Code
● Detect the Accept-Language header
● Search the Wikipedia API
● Return mobile friendly translated article
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19. Vision
● QRpedia code on every major exhibit
● ...in every museum
● ...and art gallery
● ...and library
● ...and archive
● ...around the world
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