Interactive multimedia in American museums / by Stephanie Eva Koester : Including a bibliography on interactive multimedia and museums / compiled by David Bearman and Belinda Wright
Publication details: [Pittsburg] : Archives & Museum Informatics, cop. 1993Description: 120, 17 pSummary: This technical report represents a revised edition of the Master's Report which more thoroughly integrates the secondary and primary research conducted for this study. Chapter I examines the museum historically and socially, and specifically as a learning environment for visitors. Chapter II reviews the findings from interviews with museum and related professionals discussing their experiences with interactive technology in exhibits, and relates these conversations to additional published research and commentary on this subject. The research project was based on the following objectives: To understand the museum's perspective on its role as an educational environment where informal learning can take place; To discover significant trends in interactive exhibit design, specifically, whether there seems to be a trend toward increased use of interactive technologies in museum exhibits ; To identify key limiting factors against using interactive technologies in museums ; To identify key success factors for interactive technology-based exhibits, including: design considerations; reasons for incorporating technology in exhibits; effectiveness of various user-computer interfaces across museum audiences. (Font: Introducció)Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC | PM08 Koe 93 | 1 | Available | 1900026192 |
Núm. 16 de la revista "Archives and museum informatics technical report" (1993)
Introduction -- I. The Museum Context: Educational Purposes of Museums ; The History of Interactive Multimedia in Museums ; The Museum Visitor ; The Museum as a Learning Environment -- II. Research Findings: A Profile of Museum in the Study ; Interactive Exhibit Design Issues: Multimedia Hardware ; Multimedia Software ; Putting it All Together ; Interactive Multimedia in Museums ; The Future of Interactive Multimedia in Museums -- III. Summary & Conclusion -- Appendices: Appendix A. Interviewee List ; Appendix B. Survey Methodology ; Appendix C. Quantitative Tables of Interview Results ; Appendix D. References -- Interactive Multimedia and Museums -- A Bibliography
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