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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:
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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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>> 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:
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>> 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.”
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>> The excerpt is from a report titled Museums in Transition, available at
>> http://www.gyroscopeinc.com/articles/MuseumsInTransition.pdf
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>> Chuck
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>>> 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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