Interactive exhibitions design - What can we learn from cultural heritage professionals?

Laura A. Maye, Fiona E. McDermott, Luigina Ciolfi, Gabriela Avram

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Abstract

Within cultural heritage, curators, exhibition designers and other professionals are increasingly involved in the design of exhibits that make use of interactive digital technologies to engage visitors in novel ways. While a body of work on the design and evaluation of interactive exhibitions exists in HCI and Interaction Design, little research has been conducted thus far on understanding how cultural heritage professionals engage in the design of interactive exhibitions in terms of their attitudes, process, expectations and understandings of technology. In this paper, we present the results from an interview study involving cultural heritage professionals and aimed at understanding their involvement in designing interactive exhibitions. Our findings could provide the HCI community with a better understanding of the strategies and aspirations of domain professionals regarding interactive exhibitions, and to identify new ways to engage with them - particularly as these professionals' knowledge and understanding of interactive digital technologies becomes more advanced.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the NordiCHI 2014
Subtitle of host publicationThe 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages598-607
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)1595930361, 9781450325424
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Oct 2014
Event8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, NordiCHI 2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 26 Oct 201430 Oct 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the NordiCHI 2014: The 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational

Conference

Conference8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, NordiCHI 2014
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period26/10/1430/10/14

Keywords

  • Cultural heritage
  • Design strategy
  • Expert community
  • Interactive exhibitions
  • Interview study

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