Potentials and Challenges of Mobile Media in Museums

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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

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