James Ensor ● Interactive kiosks to explore The Temptation of Saint Anthony by James Ensor ● Smaller scope than NAV on the content side, opportunity to prototype
James Ensor ● WordPress + JSON API (https://wordpress. org/plugins/json-api/), ● Cinder (C++) for touchscreen application ● JSON, not XML ● Preprocessor, not “live”—static output bundled with application
Field Museum: Digital Orientation Stations ● Digital Orientation Screens for finding out information on Exhibits, Events, Amenities ● Twelve 55" screens throughout the Museum ● Client team was familiar with Drupal, so we looked into what we could do with Drupal ● Screens needed to download content locally
Field Museum: Digital Orientation Stations ● Drupal 7, Services module plus Services Views ● bash scripts to rsync JSON and images from server to local network. ● AngularJS ● TweenMax (http://greensock.com/tweenmax)
● Android/iOS app to tell stories of the slaves who worked on Mulberry Row ● Bluetooth LE beacons for location-awareness ● Audio as storytelling tool Slavery at Monticello
● Drupal 7 ● Services Module ● Services Views (simple output) ● Custom module for API endpoints (sometimes) ● This is all available in Drupal 8 core! Drupal
● Problems are often upstream from visual design and code ● Orbital Content (http://alistapart. com/article/orbital-content) ● Content Everywhere by Sara Wachter-Boettcher Invest in Content Strategy
● Use what you have ● Prototype—manage your risk ● Prototype != final production build ● Familiar tools lower technical debt, ease client acceptance ● You can probably already do this with your team What’s on Hand?