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Digital Capture Exploration Guide

Digital Capture Exploration Guide

Hey explorer! Are you ready to travel through time and space? Join us as we unravel the epic saga of digital imagery from its beginnings in secretive Southern California research labs during times of war and early space exploration, to how digital imaging has been used by artists to push the boundaries of creative expression. This is where art meets technology and science. Are you ready?

First, learn the evolution of digital imaging with our timeline below! Then answer the trivia questions to get a clue for your first stop.
Or chart your own path and anywhere you see a label with this Exploration Guide icon, scan the QR code!
Find all 5 stops and pick up your prize at the front desk!

What is a digital image?

A digital image is a picture made out of tiny little dots called pixels. Each pixel is a different color, and when you put a lot of them together, they make a picture you can see on a screen, like on a phone, tablet, or computer. Digital cameras, like the ones on phones, create images using pixels instead of using film like old cameras.

Evolution of Digital Imaging Quiz

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A digital image is an image created using what?

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What was the first photograph uploaded to the internet?

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The first phone camera was released in what country?

The average score is 78%

The Digital Capture Exploration Guide was created by Lindsey Hammel, Associate Director of Education, and Samantha Canales, Student Education Assistant. Special thanks to Angela May, Birmingham Museum of Art, for the inspiration and Elliot Hammel for the conversation and great ideas.

Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World is co-curated by Nikolay Maslov and April Baca. Exhibition concept by Douglas McCulloh.

Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World is among more than 60 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART.