An alternative to the current paradigm of archival access would be to push all digitized objects the web. This brings all collections to the user. By pushing digitized objects to an “archive cloud” limitations can be lessened or lifted.
Physical interactive interfaces linked to the cloud allow for access to more than one collection simultaneously, while still using physical objects and gestures in real spaces. This is more helpful than a browser interface by letting the user interact as they normally would physically with real tangible artifacts.
This experience does not exist now. Access to multiple disparate collections can only be done in a virtual way, and my prototypes look to open a dialogue about what new points of access and affordances we should think about for this future model.
