FF Example 2

ADN 475: The Integration of On-Line Learning in Pre-Industrial World Textiles
Grant Type: Faculty Fellows

Partners (PIs, Faculty, Staff, TAs)
Principal Invesigator: Katherine Greder, Assistant Teaching Professor of Art + Design. kcgreder@ncsu.edu
PI2: Mary Hauser, Registrar and Associate Director. mehauser@ncsu.edu

DELTA Team
Project Lead: Donnie Wrights, dmwrights@ncsu.edu
Instructional Design Lead: Caitlin McKeown, cjmckeow@ncsu.edu
New Media Lead: Stephen Waddell, sjwaddel@ncsu.edu
Instructional Media Producers: Arthur E, Michael C, Brett E, adearnes@ncsu.edu
Additional Contributors: Mike Cuales, mpcuales@ncsu.edu

Grant Summary
The purpose of this exploratory grant is to explore media types to capture archival garments, fabrics and fabric related objects and move the course to a hybrid online format to enable a larger course enrollment and more in-depth object access. This will allow the PIs to leverage technology to expand and diversify the curriculum. Incorporating photo capture or photogrammetry strategies to develop a workflow for future 3D image capture of The Gregg’s collection for class use is a high priority for the PIs and this project.

Objective

  • Explore photo capture or photogrammetry strategies to capture objects relevant to class.
  • Assist PIs to move class to a hybrid model.
  • Develop a photo capture or photogrammetry pipeline. (Due to complexity of the process, documentation is currently more internal.)
  • Train PIs on the photo capture or photogrammetry pipeline. Through our exploration, a lot of information has been gathered through experience.
  • Through test shoots, we discovered how crucial lighting was to the image quality. Material attributes (shiny, transparent, sheer,etc…) can contribute to insufficient captures and/or increased post production resources
  • Processing images took a significant amount of time and was a result of enormous amounts and sizes of files gathered during capture.
  • Significant computer power was needed to process (optimize, stitch…) the amount of images/footage.
  • Expertise to process and touchup/rebuild aspects of the 3D models was higher than expected. Would benefit from hiring someone with this specific experience.
  • Many of these factors can limit an outside team’s ability to reproduce on their own.

Deliverables
Seven 3D objects viewable through Sketchfab.

  • Agbada Robe (on form)
  • Shawl Red side (on form)
  • Shawl Black Side (on form)
  • Homespun Quilt
  • Cardinal Banner
  • Dragon Robe (on form)
  • Chilkat Blanket (on form)

Six flat images viewable through Virtual Viewer / Zoom feature

  • Kimono
  • Kimono Back
  • Mantel Fragment
  • Tunic Fragment
  • Double Ikat
  • Silk Scarf

Micro shots of fabric details

Visited D.H. Hill Library’s studio space and talked with Colin and Ian

Shared understanding of photogrammetry

  • Possibilities
  • Limitations
  • Potential
  • Applications

DELTA Grant Follow-Up Support

General questions about using Moodle, Zoom, Panopto, etc:
learntech@ncsu.edu or 919-513-7094.

Instructional Design:
Caitlin McKeown, cjmckeow@ncsu.edu

Media Design / Development:
Stephen Waddell, sjwaddel@ncsu.edu

Additional Support:
Donnie Wrights, dmwrigh4@ncsu.edu