Page Comparison

Information about the object / Interpretation	Pre-visit	Visit	Post-visit
- Multi-modal views: same objects in spatial and conceptual maps; same objects on screen, animate into different positions
- Animating, bringing to life the art/objects
- Touching the artwork through the interface
- Learning about the artist, the context in which the artifact was built			(students)
- Curators adding multimedia information (youtube videos, books, songs, testimonials, etc.)			(students)
- Showing relationships of the artifact with the past and the present			(students)

Visitors adding information to the object (off-site, on-site)	Pre-visit	Visit	Post-visit
- Adding tags	(students)	(students)	(students)
- Adding media and comments to the object (videos, photos, audio)		(students)
- Footprints, leaving notes for other people		(students)	(students)

Relationships among objects (off-site, on-site)	Pre-visit	Visit	Post-visit
- Draw up relationships between works/objects/artifacts/etc.
- Provides point of entry for receiver to also explore rest of space
- Pointers to other artifacts in the museum (same artist, same period, same technique, same theme, etc.)
- Visitors that enjoyed this artifact also liked...

Links with other museums	Pre-visit	Visit	Post-visit
- Sharing content across museums
- Vast array of maps connecting/interacting with each other: mega-museum
- Travel patterns (& "Did you know?")
- Link to things, events, happenings in community
- Visitors that enjoyed this museum also went to...

Itineraries (preparation off-site, usage on-site)	Pre-visit	Visit	Post-visit
- Create one's own experience and path within the content	(students)	(students)	(students)
- Seeing where others are in the virtual map, what they're looking at, in real-time
- Electronic breadcrumbs/post-it notes			(students)
- Follow footprints of famous/credible people		(students)
- Interest maps: what are people interested in?
- Ability to subscribe to interest maps (possibly with people with credibility/fame)
- It is important to consider the flow of visitors, most museums have space issues and they do not want people wandering around). A way to solve this, for example, is allow the preparation of the itinerary beforehand and suggest then the best way to organize the best, or define a set of itineraries to pick from.	(students)	-	-
- Itineraries that adapt to the visitors (with young children, children, teenagers, older visitors, but also studies / career...)

Wayfinding (on-site, off-site just for information)	Pre-visit	Visit	Post-visit
- Better sense of where one might find works (particularly, generally)	(students)	(students)	(students)
- Easier access (don't have to go to a wall for a map)	(students)	(students)	(students)
- Accessibility. E.g., providing easily accessible paths for wheelchairs

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