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That was the "Unisystem," created by Ann Mintz. I wrote the NSF grant,
so was involved in describing visitor experiences. It was a "tracked"
system, focusing on visitor groups (kids, teens, adults, I think as
opposed to individuals, and offering options for the system to
"remember" you, offer you themed experiences, etc. Bear in mind that
it was created during the late 1980s -- the stone age relative to
personalized digital experience!
Lisa
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From: Joe Ruggiero <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:45:20 -0700
Subject: Re: Personalizing exhibit content in science centers
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Hello Bill,
Welcome to Tucson. You are getting a good dose of Tucson Summer -
'cold turkey' so to speak. I hope you and your family are enjoying it.
It only gets better from here, really.
About 16 years ago Sandy Caesar took me around the 'Future Center' at
the Franklin. That was my first exposure to a system that actively
tried to track an individual's visit. I don't believe that system tried
to tailor content with the information gathered. Since you are of late
from Franklin you probably know quite a bit about how successful that
was. What was your impression of that system? Is it still employed? My
impression was that the technology wasn't quite there yet 16 years ago.
Maybe now it would not be problem.
I look forward to meeting you sometime.
Joe Ruggiero
former Director of Exhibits, and Associate Director
Flandrau Science Center
Bill Plant wrote:
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>Hi everyone,
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>I was wondering who out there has attempted to create exhibits that
tailor their content or other >information to a specific individual or
group in real time. What was your experience? I'd love to hear >from
you with your successes or failures. Please e-mail me with your
comments.
>Thanks for your time,
>
>Bill Plant >Assistant Director for Exhibits
>Flandrau Science Center
>The University of Arizona
>1601 E. University Blvd
>Tucson, AZ 85721-8451
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