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Re: phone apps
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Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:12:47 -0400
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right, they had an nsf grant to research this,  not sure how it all played out.

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On Oct 4, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Beryl Rosenthal wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> Go back even further - there was an ASTC RAP at Liberty Science CEnter that focused on the use of handheld devices beore ANYBODY was using them.  Ask Wayne Labar.
> Beryl
> On Oct 4, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Chuck Howarth wrote:
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>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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>> Hi, Paul.  The Exploratorium did a research project on that topic several years ago using PDA's.  We at Gyroscope included a summary in a report we wrote about technology in museums.  Here's an excerpt:
>> 
>> Evaluation of the project showed mixed results. Visitors enjoyed using the devices and many were willing to 
>> commit the time to try out the suggested activities at the exhibits. At the same time, however, the devices were 
>> shown to cause social isolation and to interfere with visitors’ use of the exhibits. Rakhi Rajani, a researcher 
>> with HP Labs in Palo Alto, a partner in the proof-of-concept studies, indicated that the video screen was 
>> distracting, the devices were cumbersome and the small screens not compelling, and there were problems with 
>> training visitors in how to use the devices. According to Rajani, “Fundamentally, the problem was that you 
>> don’t want visitors to a hands-on science museum to have one hand limited by holding a device.”
>> 
>> 
>> The excerpt is from a report titled Museums in Transition, available at 
>> http://www.gyroscopeinc.com/articles/MuseumsInTransition.pdf
>> 
>> Chuck
>> 
>>> 
>>> To clarify, my interest is in how to utilize apps in a hands-on museum  setting (specifically a science museum) in which we are also asking visitors to actively/physically engage in exhibits.  Currently developed apps for the most part in museums are being used as a high tech variation of the "audio tour".  
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