Published on 30-Aug-2010
Validated on 05 Dec 2012
Customer:
The Palace Museum
Industry:
Media & Entertainment
Deployment country:
China
Solution:
C-Suite Framework, Digital Media, Dynamic Infrastructure, Enabling Business Flexibility, Linux, Openness, Optimizing IT, Service Oriented Architecture, Smart Work, Smarter Planet
Smarter Planet:
Smarter Media
Overview
Located in Beijing, China, The Palace Museum, also known as The Forbidden City, is one of China’s most important sights. The museum is a symbol of traditional China, as well as the biggest and best-preserved masterpiece of classical Chinese architecture.
Business need:
The Palace Museum wanted to implement a first-of-a-kind, fully immersive, three-dimensional (3D) virtual world that re-creates a visceral sense of space and time of The Forbidden City. The Internet-based experience had to represent the city as it was centuries ago during the height of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but it needed a robust, SOA-based solution on which to base its virtual world.
Solution:
IBM and the Palace Museum in Beijing, China, have launched the first complete virtual world created for a major historical and cultural attraction. The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is built utilizing SOA patterns and best-of-breed solution architecture and premier IBM software products, such as WebSphere Application Server.
Benefits:
· The virtual re-creation of the Forbidden City allows visitors to interact with each other and with on-line volunteers and guides
· The solution is robust; it supports thousands of concurrent users with scalability comparable to that of Massive Multiplayer Games
Case Study
Located in Beijing, China, The Palace Museum, also known as The Forbidden City, is one of China’s most important sights. The museum is a symbol of traditional China, as well as the biggest and best-preserved masterpiece of classical Chinese architecture.
The Need
The Palace Museum wanted to implement a first-of-a-kind, fully immersive, three-dimensional (3D) virtual world that re-creates a visceral sense of space and time of The Forbidden City. The Internet-based experience had to represent the city as it was centuries ago during the height of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but it needed a robust, SOA-based solution on which to base its virtual world.
The Solution
IBM and the Palace Museum in Beijing, China, have launched the first complete virtual world created for a major historical and cultural attraction. The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is built utilizing SOA patterns and best-of-breed solution architecture and premier IBM software products, such as WebSphere Application Server.
What Makes it Smarter
· The virtual re-creation of the Forbidden City allows visitors to interact with each other and with on-line volunteers and guides
· The solution is robust; it supports thousands of concurrent users with scalability comparable to that of Massive Multiplayer Games
For more information
Please contact your IBM sales representative or IBM Business Partner.Visit us at:
ibm.com/media
Products and services used
IBM products and services that were used in this case study.
Hardware:
BladeCenter H Chassis, BladeCenter HS21, BladeCenter running Linux - Red Hat
Software:
Rational Test Lab Manager, Rational RequisitePro, Rational Performance Tester, DB2 Enterprise 9, WebSphere MQ, Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Rational ClearCase, WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, WebSphere Message Broker for Multiplatforms, Rational Software Architect
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