Content Music Participatory Sound 
Museum 2.0
APRIL 2, 2014
It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. Sheet music is a beautiful analogy for this.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 30, 2013
I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. This blog is about shared learning, and I went to engineering school.
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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?
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 22, 2010
In the most extreme cases, I've talked to folks from museums that are government-mandated to provide all content in multiple languages who say they are unable to invite visitors to make comments because they'd have to translate all of them and simply can't dedicate the resources to do so. So what are the options?
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. But if you give them something to give to someone ELSE, then your content spreads, packaged in a bundle of goodwill.
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 7, 2007
Yes, bars have always featured live music, comedy, and spoken word. 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.
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. There were thousands of people in the park for plays, free music, and beautiful scenery. Tags: participatory museum inclusion comfort. See the link to the left.
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