Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

Today, I wanted to think about participatory elements, something so essential to this blog. We should see ourselves like those board games, where all the players have to work together to win. We often use them to add in extra content we couldn’t get into the label or assess people’s learning.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2009

Jane McGonigal and the folks from IFTF have released a new future-casting game/collaborative experience called Signtific Lab. In other words, a new kind of talkback board or participatory educational program. In other words, it's way better. Signtific is not an open mushy conversation about the future.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

s certainly educational to have a world where most of the content is generated by the users??? We have to find ways to use games not to escape reality, but to re-engage with reality, and that???s s what you do in Second Life that???s s educational. s nothing intrinsically educational about Second Life. Again, it???s technologies don???t

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

I can't say that any one experience--working on a collage with other visitors, swinging on a hammock, discovering a participatory display for pocket artifacts in the bathroom--directly contributed to increased attendance and giving. They all have in concert, and they build on each other.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

When they can give data in a report, when they can show a map that has detailed information, when they can show a photograph that produces evidence, it really changes the game for them." Local language content and locally relevant context has facilitated the transition into local ownership.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Today, the Luce Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is launching what they claim is the first ever alternate reality game (ARG) in a museum. And while SAAM is steering the content, Ghosts of a Chance is being produced by City Mystery and the Playtime Anti-Boredom Society , some of the same fine folks who brought you SF0.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

This is a participatory live video show - come ready with your questions for our experts! Driven by a desire to make a game-changing difference in how people consume content, Tom comfortably resides at the junction where media and technology collide. simplify the production of user generated video content.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 5, 2008

This week, they hosted "Let Them Be Heard: Visitor Participation in the Museum Experience," featuring four presentations on incorporating visitors' content into museums. I was captivated by Chris Alexander 's story about participatory online/onsite efforts at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA).

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Heck, I even learned about a 17th century German drinking game. While in the American Portrait Gallery, we played a game called Matchmaker Matchmaker. You are a museum insider and a content geek. Ultimately, it hinges on coming back—time after time—to the same five questions: Why should my audience care about [insert content]?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

The majority of the book is a tour of the conceptualized physical institution, with smaller sections devoted to the political history of the project and the activities (mostly participatory, distributed, and digital) that the team undertook from 2009-2011 to start building their constituency. The early participatory projects are terrific.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

What does the word "participatory" mean to you? The various definitions of participatory projects can lead to confusion and misunderstandings. Participation in science research is a good basis on which to develop a framework for participatory models because it is based on a consistent scientific process with many steps.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

I host dating games. Creating her own versions of classic board games like Guess Who? In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise. I found this idea really powerful. Our curator writes labels about licking the art.

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Reflection Columbus Museum Participatory 43

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. So many museum exhibitions relegate the participatory bits in at the end.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

This is a participatory live video show - come ready with your questions for our experts! Driven by a desire to make a game-changing difference in how people consume content, Tom comfortably resides at the junction where media and technology collide. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8th.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

I wanted to capture a few thoughts and pointers about using video for fundraising pitches on the web or grassroots participatory video coupled with grassroots participatory fund raising. One of the newer entries into the video hosting game is Revver. I don't know what I mean yet. I contributed. I love retro film.).

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Museum 2.0

MAY 23, 2008

People who create content for the public try to appeal to a wide range of people, both in terms of demographics and usage styles. And now, the research group Forrester provides new insights about different kinds of participatory styles among users of social media sites. Where do visitors get to vote on their favorite content?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 1, 2006

Ready to turn your institution into a site of participatory engagement? With expertise in gaming, the social web, and collaborative exhibit development, I can bring new perspectives to the way you do business across your institution. Want to bring the spirit of this blog to your colleagues and projects?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 22, 2008

When I heard the tollbooth story, I started thinking about gifting as a model for participatory experiences in museums. This post discusses participatory gifting in three parts: the why, the what, and finally, the how. Gifting is a powerful game mechanic. Why is gifting a model worth exploring? OK, so gifting sounds good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2007

" I'm trying to walk the walk and talk the talk of Remixing Content for nonprofits. The above slides are from yesterday's Extension presentation and focus on Step 8: User-Generated Content and Remixing. Do mashups and the notion of content remix finally fulfill the promises once made by proponents of learning objects?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

Visitor Co-Created Museum Experiences This session was a dream for me, one that brought together instigators of three participatory exhibit projects: MN150 (Kate Roberts), Click! Some of the most interesting questions included: how do you verify the accuracy and authenticity of visitor-contributed content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

And note how he has incorporated the use of his mail comment line into his content). I'm seeing more and more examples of participatory media -- take for example WGBH's Video Sandbox. Reminds of the exquisite corpse like games we used to play on Arts Wire ten years ago with images. The project wiki is here and he has a del.icio.us

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change When most people outside gaming think of video games, they typically fall into three buckets: "old school" games like Super Mario and Tetris, social and mobile games like Farmville and Angry Birds, or hyper-violent console games like Grand Theft Auto.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2011

This is most extreme in institutions that have a delightful, idiosyncratic style to their content communication and a more formal approach to development communication. I'm less likely to become a member or donate if that experience isn't naturally and obviously part of the relationship I'm building with the institution on the content side.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 29, 2009

Two weeks ago, I conducted a participatory exhibit design workshop with staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. It's like an organizational game of madlibs. Tags: participatory museum professional development. Confidently and clearly state your institutional mission, values, and capabilities.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Anna had been the founding Curator of Education at the National Building Museum, led the Rolling Rainforest project, and was a real innovator in developing in-depth participatory design experiences with community members (though I wouldn't have used those words at the time). The Spy Museum was a dream place for me. Seek out mentors.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

They were ahead of the museum curve, using language like "participatory learning environment" (Brooklyn Children's Museum, 1977) that is still thick in the mouths of contemporary museum directors in other fields. Who cares if children's museums don't change as long as the content and the experience is good?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

I'm not talking about guiding content; I'm talking about guiding form. If your goal is to encourage visitors to perceive themselves as partners in the content co-creation experience, make room for their thoughts sooner rather than later. Tags: Talking to Strangers design participatory museum usercontent interactives.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

But the point is that the MAH, like just about every other museum in the known universe, was content to define the museum experience as something removed from the outside world, a rarefied church-like space of refined artistic reflection. OK, so we made up the last couple of those prohibitions.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2007

But now, many bars are also offering participatory experiences around content. Not only are they offering content, they're taking totally geeky endeavors like "trivia" and "spelling bees" and turning them into hot commodities. It's fine to drop in and out of the game. It's reasonable to start a side conversation.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

The hierarchy comprises five levels, shown above, from passive consumption of content (level one) to collective social engagement (level five). The show content was compelling, but the voting was what really energized people. Right now, Free2choose is a game that illuminates diversity of opinion on tough issues.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Imagine that your museum is ready to start creating content on a small-scale in Web 2.0. You're ready to write commentary about content related to your institutional goals. efforts than you can if you focus on creating your own little world of content. You're ready to make a few videos to post on YouTube. Where should you start?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

Several libraries have started to offer gaming nights where you can drink soda and play Wii to your heart's content. Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?”

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

static content delivery machines) to 2.0 dynamic content aggregation and network machines)." Institutions tying their online and onsite activities, as the Ontario Science Centre did when it hosted a YouTube meetup , or the Smithsonian American Art Museum did when they developed an alternate reality game. I started the Museum 2.0

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Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

While there is much talk about supporting participation and making museum content relevant, the word "community" hangs like a poorly-defined carrot on a shtick. We have a pool table, shuffle board, juke box and have been known to have very loud dice games. Tags: participatory museum inclusion comfort. See the link to the left.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

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