nd Only 1 person asked a guard for help Other activities: photographing art, sketching 24% of people were using their phone: mainly to photo, text and email
aunts, uncles, Moms and Dads...? This is the dinosaurs’ aunts, uncles, moms and dads. That’s like the great, great grandfather...and that’s the sons.” Teacher: male, 30
placard type information while observing the artifacts and reading the text. 11 people (in minutes) 00:27 01:03 00:19 00:59 00:21 TALLIES 00:57 00:29 00:52 00:49 An exhibit at AMNH 00:11 02:00
information that is supposed to guide the visitors around the museum. In AMNH, the information is weaved with artifacts in the form of info-graphics. FINDING
it MET needs to create subtle, non-intrusive and optional conversation The visitor relationship to the artwork is di erent in MET. It is more personal and relevant, compared to AMNH, where the relationship is more playful and fact based OBSERVATIONS
Branam Brown's 90th birthday,there were scientists and fossil experts being own over, but he had other plans, he discovered these fossils on his 90th birthday." - the dinosaur expert" This hall used to be the Triassic jurassic hall, but now it is the saurasic hip dinosaur hall, why did we change that- we changed it because we wanted to highlight the evolutionary chain"- tour guide "Camels' mom these are awesome, can you tell me the story behind these?" - kid
the space already Using virtual space to give more background information on techniques and interesting stories about the artist or the particular art piece. CONTEXTUAL INFO
make decisions about their tours Visualizations of the most visited artworks, exhibits overlaid on the museum map. Comparing artists, artwork and their popularity. VISITOR TRENDS
the exhibits, their friends. Let them share it with the museum and everyone else! The idea that photos could be uploaded or emailed to the Met, where they could be displayed in a common area outside the exhibit halls (entrance? cafe? shop?)
adding in kiosks & replicas. This is where the digital level can work best. Augmented reality gives more context or meaning to those who choose to see it. A vase could be seen along with the people who might have made it. A painting deconstructed into meaning. AUGMENTED REALITY