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"Museum professions" iPad/Web game + evaluation

Yves-Armel Martin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:39:01 +0000

MW2012

Keywords:

RFID

Keywords:

iPad

Keywords:

gameplay

Keywords:

Interactive Digital Storytelling

Keywords:

html5

Abstract:

The iPad game "Museums professions" was offered from December 2010 to May 2011 in the exhibition "le Musée des Confluences dévoile ses réserves" in Lyon.

Visitors could borrow an iPad for this game and also receive an RFID card. The game was an object hunt in the exhibition. They had to virtually help a beginner journalist, follow his encounters with museum staff (in video), succeed in casual games, find objects in the exhibition and check them with their card to pursue their quest. More than 30 RFID readers were handed out in the exhibition for the most important objects.

Visitors could at any time interrupt the game, enter their email, and finish it at home.

They could also use a collective multitouch table that interacted with their RFID card: all the objects they had previously checked appeared on the screen and could be manipulated (classification, access to extra content, zoom in ...). Museum guides used these features to organise on demand explications and small workshops.

Proposed demo : During MW2012, we propose to demo the Ipad/Web game and share some technical insights and main users return we got through an evaluation.

Technical insights :

We choose to develop a webapp instead of a native app : Html 5/Javascript technologies offer now features that are very close to a native development and offer a lot of openess and agility. When the tablet game was finished, it was quick and easy to adapt it for the web browser version to allow visitor to finish it at home eventually without a tablet.

We could also make iterations during the life of the exhibition without the pain of installing a new app.

Real time interaction between iPads and the objects in the exhibition (i.e. checking RFID readers with RFID cards) were based on a special implementation of web socket technologies.

A WIFI portal redirected to the webapp, so it was possible for visitors to use their own equipment.

The main issues came from difficulties with the WIFI roaming: iPads sometimes disconnected when moving from one access point to another.

Raw facts :

Average play time : 93 minutes

24% of the players that had given their email played the game from home after the visit, and spent another 30 minutes on the game from home.

(Public stats are online here : http://www.museedesconfluences.fr/jeudesmetiers/stats/ )

Evaluation:

During the demo, we will report the main results from the user studies in term of ergonomic, cognitive and social uses. But we will also focus on the methods learned from integration of the user studies in the evolutions of the webapplication during the project. We defend the idea that evaluation should be run during the progress of an exhibition, not only at the end, and used in an open innovation process.

Type:

Demonstration - show your project

MW2012 Demonstrations II

Site:

http://www.museedesconfluences.fr/jeudesmetiers/

Authors:

Yves-Armel Martin

Geneviève Vidal

Hands on DIY communications with Arduino, Ethernet & li'l Xbee

mlanger — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:30:32 +0000

MW2012

Keywords:

arduino

Keywords:

RFID

Keywords:

communication

Keywords:

networks

Keywords:

wireless communication

Abstract:

The workshop also takes a look at new trends in sensing technologies for immersive exhibits and environments. We ill review a broad spectrum of interface techniques and technologies, comparing the relevant strengths, strategies, and weaknesses of each. We also look at how these technologies can be integrated with frameworks such as Flash, Processing and OpenFrameworks and experience hands-on interaction using Microsoft’s Kinect.

This workshop will explore using the popular Arduino microcontroller to sense users/interactions in a gallery space. This might take the form of switches, motion detection, automated counters, or audio control to enliven and enhance experiences in the gallery. Arduino interfaces seamlessly with Ethernet, video, audio, and flash, allowing easy and exciting ways to trigger sensors from different locations. The afternoon workshop will introduce the Ethernet shield, xbee, and rfid for network communication between objects & objects, people & objects, and people & people (and any combination thereof)The workshop also takes a look at new trends in sensing technologies for immersive exhibits and environments. We ill review a broad spectrum of interface techniques and technologies, comparing the relevant strengths, strategies, and weaknesses of each. We also look at how these technologies can be integrated with frameworks such as Flash, Processing and OpenFrameworks and experience hands-on interaction using Microsoft’s Kinect.

Type:

Workshop - full or half day

Hands on DIY communications with Arduino, Ethernet & li’l Xbee and Kinect Hacking: Sensing Spaces

Site:

http://arduinogirl.wordpress.com/

Authors:

Miriam Langer

Chris Weisbart

Michael Wilson

Lauren Addario

Bruce Wyman

Thomas Wester

Bill Nye's Climate Lab

tschwarz — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:34:09 +0000

MW2011

Keywords:

RFID

Keywords:

activism

Keywords:

youth

Keywords:

interactive

Keywords:

exhibition

Abstract:

This demonstration features Chabot Space & Science Center’s development of Bill Nye’s Climate Lab, an integrated learning experience spanning an interactive website and physical exhibition. Designed for a target audience of youth ages 8-14, along with their families and teachers, the online experience consists of a rich 3D and video-integrated site and social media initiatives. A customized CMS allows Chabot to maintain site content and point-based awards. Rich reporting tools provide details about activity usage, completion and scoring performance, with filtering by age, geography and school affiliation.

To integrate the onsite and online experiences, Chabot invested in RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology within the physical exhibition. Using Climate Scout ID cards containing RFID tags, visitors track their progress and collect points as they complete activities in the exhibit. The Climate Scout ID allows visitors to link points earned in the exhibition to their online account, and continue to track their progress in reducing energy consumption and finding solutions to a warming planet via the activities on the website.

The project was designed to create an extended, enhanced visitor experience. The interaction between the physical exhibition, RFID technology, interactive website, social media initiatives, and the action-oriented message of the project have the potential to create stronger engagement for individuals, families, and school field trip guests. Reporting tools were integrated into the design of the RFID solution and website; over time this data will help quantify the project’s impact.

Type:

Demonstration - show your project

Demonstrations II

Site:

http://www.billsclimatelab.org

Authors:

Tamara Schwarz