Google's Web Lab is a year long exhibition being shown in the basement of the London's Museum of Science and beamed online 24 hours a day that seeks to bring the "magic of the web to life".
Produced with the help of design studio Tellart the exhibition features five interactive installations for museum-goers and virtual visitors to engage with including the:
Universal Orchestra
Utilizing the latest HTML 5 WebSockets capabilities people from around the world choose one of 8 available sets of instruments (including the Steel tongue drum, Vibraphone, Kalimba, and drums) to play and collaboratively generate a truly global musical creation.
How it works video
Data Tracer
How it works
Sketchbots
How it works
Teleporter
A series of Web-enabled periscopes that enable users to instantly transport themselves to far off locales around the world via live panoramic feeds.
How it works
The final installation allows you to engage with the physical and virtual visitors of the exhibition itself. View a stream of museum visitors taking part in the exhibit in London or count and monitor the incoming creations and locations of visitors taking part from their browsers on the web.
Lab Tag Explorer
The final installation allows you to engage with the physical and virtual visitors of the exhibition itself. View a stream of museum visitors taking part in the exhibit in London or count and monitor the incoming creations and locations of visitors taking part from their browsers on the web.
Lab Tag Explorer
How it works
You can join in the fun online at: chromeweblab.com (the Web Lab is a showcase for Google Chrome, so if you don’t have the browser downloaded you might not get the full experience), view the installations in action embedded below, or watch the series of "How it works" videos breaking down the technology being used in each exhibits.
Additional Coverage: New Scientist, AdWeek, Google Blog, Wired, TelegraphImage Credits: Google, Tellart
