Schema migration into a web-based framework for generating virtual museums and laboratories

This article describes ongoing work and further enhancements of the Replicave2 framework, which supports museum designers creating virtual museum exhibitions by reusing 3D models and dynamically generated content. It focuses primarily on the conversion of the individual software packages included in the toolbox ViMEDEAS (Virtual Museum Exhibition Designer using the Enhanced ARCO Standard) to migrate the new metadata standard ViMCOX (Virtual Museum and Cultural Object Exchange Format). ViMCOX, now available in version 1.1, is used for describing digitized cultural objects and virtual museums based on several international museum standards. Furthermore, application examples and showcases including outdoor exhibition elements are highlighted.