Scroll Viewing and Annotation Tool

PITFs acquired and scanned a reproduction of the Qingming scroll, and developed a custom implementation of the Zoomify component for Flash to present the high-resolution image in an easy-to-navigate form. The scroll module interface was standardized to allow easy deployment of new scroll images. The user interface permitted students to add their own annotations to the scroll and view them by category. The administrator's interface permitted managers to add new custom hotspots, edit (reposition) and delete old ones, as well as edit annotations.

Teaching Challenge:

Chinese History 113 spent a significant amount of time studying the Qingming Scroll, a 17-foot-long, 800-year-old Chinese scroll. The goal of this project was to make the scroll accessible to students in the course, and to add annotations throughout to provide history and context.