Potentials and Challenges of Mobile Media in Museums
Dublin Core
Title
Potentials and Challenges of Mobile Media in Museums
Subject
Adaptive systems
informal learning
information retrieval
mobile communication
museums
unsupervised learning
Description
In this article we discuss potential scenarios of use for mobile media in museums and the challenges they pose. We examine how the characteristics of mobile technology suit the specific characteristics of a museum setting. Based on these considerations different ways to support visitors with mobile devices are put forward: attentional focus and guidance; satisfaction of situational interest; information adaptation to a specific visitor and to a specific location; information elaboration through facilitation of knowledge exchange and documentation of the visit, as well as assistance in exhibition evaluation. Implications for the development of mobile applications in museums are derived.
Creator
Wessel, Daniel
Mayr, Eva
Source
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 1 No. 1 (2007)
1865-7923
Publisher
International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria
Date
2007-10-11
Rights
Copyright (c) 2017 Daniel Wessel, Eva Mayr
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
Identifier
Citation
Daniel Wessel and Eva Mayr, Potentials and Challenges of Mobile Media in Museums, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2007, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/824