Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience
Handheld Guides and Other Media
Contributions by Jonathan Bowen, James Bradburne, Alexandra Burch, Lynn Dierking, John Falk, Silvia Filippini Fantoni, Ben Gammon, Ellen Giusti, Halina Gottlieb, Sherry Hsi, Peter Lonsdale, Julia Meek, Ross Parry, Paul Rudman, Peter Samis, Mike Sharples, Jeffery K. Smith, Loïc Tallon, Pablo P. L. Tinio, Giasemi Vavoula, Kevin Walker Edited by Loïc Tallon
Publication date:
28 August 2008Length of book:
264 pagesPublisher
AltaMira PressISBN-13: 9780759111196
The biggest trend in museum exhibit design today is the creative incorporation of technology. Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media explores the potential of mobile technologies (cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs) for visitor interaction and learning in museums, drawing on established practice to identify guidelines for future implementations.
Well written, thought-provoking, and informative...an indispensable resource for museum professionals. Essential.