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Literature review: The distributed postproduction of cultural knowledge for artworks in online museums
Author(s) -
Xiao Zhang,
Deling Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
computer animation and virtual worlds
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1546-427X
pISSN - 1546-4261
DOI - 10.1002/cav.1877
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , meaning (existential) , computer science , resource (disambiguation) , exhibition , knowledge management , world wide web , multimedia , visual arts , art , psychology , computer network , psychotherapist , programming language
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore how online museums distribute the postproduction of cultural knowledge related to artworks in a network society. This study has implications for how online museums will adapt to the future development of knowledge societies. The core innovation of this study is exploring distributed knowledge postproduction in online museums from the perspective of Mode 2 knowledge production and online distributed knowledge production. This study will also examine distributed knowledge postproduction in online museums, which co‐constructs knowledge and meaning. This paper covers how online museums transform artworks into a resource for cultural postproduction through digital means and engage in Mode 2 knowledge postproduction. Online museums convey knowledge of artworks, creating narratives of phenomena, extending the aura of works of art, and increasing the volume of disseminated knowledge. Through the Semantic Web, online museums construct distributed online systems of knowledge, bringing together machines, technologies, and people and enriching the cultural understanding and innovation of systems of knowledge. Through hyperlinks, exhibitions in online museums intervene in social contexts anytime and anywhere, distributing the cultural knowledge postproduction of artworks. By establishing interactive connections with various contexts, online museums co‐construct knowledge and meaning. Compared with previous work, this study explores how new technological applications in online museums co‐construct knowledge and meaning through interactions with various social contexts, which will influence the future development of knowledge societies.