ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
*****************************************************************************
Hi all,
I am working on a November presentation to National Park Service
interpretors on the various kinds of "tour" or "interpretive"
technologies available for use in museums, historic sites, etc. They
are particularly interested in knowing more about handheld devices,
virtual tours/visits, etc. There is some concern that if they implement
such devices, they will not need rangers. This is not unlike the
concern raised several years ago in the museum community about how
virtual visits would result in fewer live visits. I will be calming
fears, and will be speaking about these as opportunities for providing
richer visitor experiences.
To that end, I need some help from you all - I need photos of the
devices, and url's for those of you who do virtual tours/virtual visits
(I want to show you off). Do any of you have such images? Several
years ago, a number of us attended a RAP session at Liberty on the
subject, and there were about 50 participants (you know who you are!)
Oh, and if you are doing something interesting with exhibit interfaces,
please let me know as well.
Thank you all!
Beryl
--
Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Director, Tsongas Industrial History Center
Boott Cotton Mills
115 John Street
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 970-5081 (t)
(978) 970-5085 (f)
http://www.uml.edu/tsongas
***********************************************************************
For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org.
Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org.
The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html.
To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the
message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to
[log in to unmask]
|