MyRun: Balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform

Rachel Clarke, John Vines, Peter Wright, Tom Bartindale, John Shearer, John McCarthy, Patrick Olivier

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    Abstract

    Cultural organisations are increasingly looking towards using digital technologies to supplement, augment and extend visitors' experiences of exhibits and museums. In this paper, we describe the design and evaluation of MyRun, a 'participatory platform' for a museum. Our goal with MyRun was to use experience-centered design principles of reflecting, recounting and openness as a basis for engaging visitors in sharing stories about experiences related to a nationally significant cultural event. We undertook a qualitative evaluation of the system based upon observations of its use, the contributions visitors made to the platform, and interviews with 10 visitors. We discuss how visitors approached MyRun, contributed and browsed stories, and the challenges associated with the expectations visitors and curators placed on cultural exhibits. We close by identifying a series of design opportunities for future participatory platforms in museum settings.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2015 British HCI Conference 2015
    PublisherACM
    Pages212-221
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Electronic)9781450336437
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 13 Jul 2015
    EventBritish HCI Conference, British HCI 2015 - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
    Duration: 13 Jul 201517 Jul 2015

    Conference

    ConferenceBritish HCI Conference, British HCI 2015
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityLincoln, Lincolnshire
    Period13/07/1517/07/15

    Keywords

    • Curation
    • Experience-centered design
    • Museums
    • Openness
    • Participatory platforms

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