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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2015 British HCI Conference 2015 |
Publisher | ACM |
Pages | 212-221 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450336437 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Jul 2015 |
Event | British HCI Conference, British HCI 2015 - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Jul 2015 → 17 Jul 2015 |
Conference
Conference | British HCI Conference, British HCI 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Period | 13/07/15 → 17/07/15 |
Keywords
- Curation
- Experience-centered design
- Museums
- Openness
- Participatory platforms