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Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 15, 2009
Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects?
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JULY 1, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences. Would you design an interactive exhibit that only 1% of visitors would want to use? This is a problem for two reasons.
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Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
This exhibition represents a few big shifts for us: We used a more participatory design process. Our previous big exhibition, All You Need is Love, was highly participatory for visitors but minimally participatory in the development process. We focused more on design. A million thanks to them.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 16, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences. Would you design an interactive exhibit that only 1% of visitors would want to use? This is a problem for two reasons.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 18, 2015
The people were of all ages--moms with babies strapped to their fronts, six year-olds using skillsaws, pre-teens building robots, teenagers doing homework. The design and feel of the place was different than any science center I''d ever experienced. What unique design elements make Community Science Workshops work?
Museum 2.0
MARCH 27, 2009
It’s a thrilling challenge to the traditional form of art museum exhibit design, and better yet, visitors like it. There are two aspects of Side Trip that really stand out: the immersive environment and the design of the interactives. All of the instructions are handwritten on paper or cardboard. We’re all together, man.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 18, 2008
On 8.16.08, the Museum of Art and History (Santa Cruz, CA) hosted FreelanceCamp, a free unconference that brought 150 designers and techies from the south bay area together to talk shop. Heck, it doesn't even attract the museum exhibit designers. Talk to the folks at Instructables. Projects participatory museum.
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