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Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria
Emerging Exhibits: Exploring New Models in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
September 26-28 2011 in Vancouver, Museum of Vancouver (online component: September 12-25, 2011; approximately 10 hours per week)
HA 488H  http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=HA488H006
Instructor: Jim Spadaccini

This course will look at a new generation of computer-based exhibits that are more physical, more intuitive, and have more social qualities than their predecessors.
Your participation in this course will strengthen your ability to:
- understand the workings of multitouch, motion-sensing, RFID, augmented reality, and others
- explore the early “exemplar” exhibits in the field that utilize new computer technology
- identify informational, hardware and software resources for new HCI technologies
- define various types of visitor experiences, and identify the most effective practices in the field
- understand the design parameters involved in creating multi-touch and multiuser exhibits
- conceptualize and design more effective computer-based exhibits
- create more engaging exhibits, with stronger social interaction
- plan, implement, and evaluate computer-based exhibits
Registration Deadline:  August 15, 2011, late registrations accepted if space permits.
Fee:  CAD $681 (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options) including a CAD$75 materials fee and a CAD$100 tuition/registration deposit required with each registration form. The tuition balance of CAD$506 is due on or before the first day of the course. Please refer to our registration and withdrawal policies.
Facilitator
Jim Spadaccini is the founder and director of Ideum (www.ideum.com<http://www.ideum.com/>), a New Mexico-based multimedia design firm that works with museums, nonprofits, and socially responsible companies.  He is also the Principal Investigator of the Open Exhibits (www.openexhibits.org<http://www.openexhibits.org/>), a National Science Foundation sponsored open source exhibit software project.  Ideum focuses on the development of multitouch and multiuser software, hardware products, and custom installations. For the last 11 years, it has designed and developed over 70 projects with top museums and cultural institutions across North America. Before founding Ideum, Jim was the Director of Interactive Media at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. You can view some of Jim's work here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/4306401574/


Do contace me with any questions and apologies for cross-postings!

Nadia Thorp, MA
Program Coordinator | Cultural Resource Management Program
Division of Continuing Studies | University of Victoria
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