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Art App-reciation: Fostering engagement and reflection in museums through a social mobile application

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social
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mobile
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collection
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human-computer interaction
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iphone
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iTouch
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mobile phones
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Novice museum visitors often lack the skills for interpreting and engaging with works of art on display. We have observed visitors glossing through exhibits lacking the capacity to make meaning from art viewing.

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Paper - in formal session