Download the current version of the proposal for Year 2
Phase two of the project will expand and advance Year 1 deliverables, adding components, activity templates, additional platforms, devices, types of interaction and most importantly additional implementations in a broader range of museums and galleries to evaluate, refine and demonstrate these deliverables.
from the Year 1 grant: Phase II will include:
- Richer searching and indexing, better relationship awareness
- Deeper object/exhibit data models based on CollectionSpace
- Generalized maps and location awareness services
- Expanded map authoring tool including workflow from CAD drawing import - final, interactive maps
- Further build out of automatic position detection using WiFi or Bluetooth
- Support for more mobile devices: Blackberry, Windows Mobile
- Expanded social networking and user contribution services:
- "My Story"
- Threaded discussion
- Connections with third-party social networking sites
- Richer tagging support (incorporating Steve work)
- More and varied exhibit and activity templates and scripts
From the Museum perspective, the priorities are (inspired by Jennifer's summary email):
- utilize staff knowledge of collections, of visitors, and of what works to create a meaningful enhancement to existing solutions while pushing the boundaries of what technology can do for the content
- engage visitors where their own interests and motivations intersect or touch the items in the museum
- build upon existing solutions, including the gallery interpretation already in place in the museum
- does not require creation of new content (costly)
- takes a gallery perspective, not necessarily a specific object perspective
(this one can be expanded – can be a specific object, but can also be the gallery perspective)- reaches a variety of audiences