As primeiras visitas virtuais projetadas pelo projeto ERA Virtual utilizavam-se do plugin Flash Player para a sua execução, já que esta era a melhor maneira de visualizarmos as fotografias 360º naquele momento. Com o avanço da tecnologia, novas linguagens surgiram e possibilitaram a visualização destas fotografias em HTML5, tornando o plugin Flash Player obsoleto. O suporte dos navegadores a este plugin foi encerrado em janeiro de 2021, e portanto, muitas das visitas tornaram-se inacessíveis. Nestas instruções você irá aprender a utilizá-las, bastando para isso a instalação de uma versão antiga do Mozilla Firefox, e posteriormente o plugin Flash Player.
It reminds us that technology is not neutral. The way we compress files, the way we filter images, and the way we transmit signals all carry implicit values about what is "essential" and what is "waste." By applying a queer lens to lossless technology, we challenge the idea that there is only one way to preserve reality. We accept that the signal can be distorted, remixed, and re-encoded, and still—perhaps even more so—retain its soul.
Ensuring that the nuance of a performance or a protest isn't lost to "noise reduction" or censorship. queer lossless
Paradoxically, the "Queer Lossless" aesthetic often embraces imagery that looks "crunchy" or low-resolution. We see this in the rise of "Corecore" and "Crunchy" edits on TikTok—videos that layer watermarks, grainy overlays, and distorted audio to create a sensory overload. It reminds us that technology is not neutral
is a commitment to the "bits" that make us who we are. It is an acknowledgment that our stories are high-resolution, complex, and deserve to be stored in a format that honors their depth. In a world that often asks us to turn our volume down or simplify our edges, going lossless is a radical act of volume and clarity. Ensuring that the nuance of a performance or
Lossless files are heavy. They take up space. They cannot be casually emailed or streamed over a weak connection. To live losslessly is to accept that you will not be convenient to others. You will not be easily summarized, quickly categorized, or smoothly integrated into a slideshow about diversity. You will demand better players, wider bandwidth, more patience.
: Queer history has historically been erased, censored, or "cleaned up." Queer Lossless posits that we need digital spaces that don't require us to lose our complexity to be "saved."
