Joaquin Ortiz

I joined the Museum of Photographic Arts in 2009 and serve as the Digital Interpretation Manager. I coordinate the design, development, and evaluation of digital interactive exhibits and online exhibitions, as well as manage MOPA's educational outreach programs for senior citizens. My background is in digital media production, with an emphasis in documentary video. Before working at MOPA, I taught workshops and courses in video and digital media throughout San Diego County, and ran a small business producing media for non-profit clients. I have a Bachelor's degree in Film and Digital Media from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and am in my final year of the Master's degree program in Educational Technology at San Diego State University.

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Don’t Sleep: Tablet Ownership Nearly Doubles

Pew Research Center posted yesterday that ownership of tablets and e-reader’s among adults went from 18% to 29% over the holiday period. As museum and technology nerds we’ve all been waiting for the coming wave of these personal devices. Is your institution ready for this boom? I know mine isn’t! I don’t even have a [...]

What museum technologists can learn from the Wu-Tang Clan

For those of you that made it to Atlanta, I did a brief presentation at MCN2011 about collaboration to create digital interactive exhibits. Some people noted that my presentation contained references to the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Why the Wu? I choose them because they are an extraordinary example of the benefits of working on [...]

Capturing the experience with free software

The Museum of Photographic Arts was fortunate to receive a large grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to implement a multi-touch screen device and interface for an upcoming exhibition. Through our partnerships we were able to get two students from the University of California, San Diego to develop the interface for us. [...]

My love/hate relationship with iPads

In early 2011, the Museum of Photographic Arts decided to integrate iPads into the galleries. Our first exhibition to feature the iPads, Streetwise: Masters of 60s Photography, used them to present rare books from our library collection. With the help of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative, we used HTML and an app called wKiosk to [...]