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I don't have a specific reference, but I would hesitate to read too much
into any number without knowing the context in which it was derived. Was the
floor carpeted or not? Where in the exhibit was the video located? Did the
exhibit offer seating elsewhere?

The best set-up I've seen for watching a video while standing included a
padded bar I could lean back against while the video ran. The monitor was
housed in a curved wall so I wasn't distracted by movement in other parts of
my visual field. And the video itself was compelling--I was interested in
the topic, and it was filmed beautifully and with humor. Even so, I was
grateful when the video ended before I got uncomfortable enough to want to
leave--somehow, leaving a video while it is running always feels like a tiny
failure. 




On 5/20/05 8:07 AM, "Pérez Castellanos Leticia"
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> Hi everybody! We have a discussion here in the office about what time is ideal
> for videos that people would watch in the museum floor, is not a theater,
> people will watch them standing.
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> If somebody has a reference coming from evaluation or other data I'll
> appreciate have it.
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> Thanks. 
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> Leticia Pérez Castellanos
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> Research and Evaluation
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> Espacio Cultural y Educativo Betlemitas
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> Tel. 52372444
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> México, D.F.
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