Year 2 Fluid Engage

Draft Proposal for Year 2

Download the current version of the proposal for Year 2

Descripion of Year 2 from Original Proposal

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

Building upon Fluid Engage Year 1

a11y strategy

• Build on the Fluid accessibility approach

UX strategy

• Build upon Fluid User Experience processes and activities
• Incorporate a deep user-centred approach to all Fluid Engage products

community/audience participation

• Threaded discussion
• Social Networking and user contribution services
• Richer tagging support (incorporating Steve work)
• Connections with third-party social networking sites

map authoring

• Generalized map and location awareness services
• Expanded map authoring tool including workflow from CAD drawing import – final, interactive maps

mobile support

• Mobile prototype for new platforms
  • Blackberry, Windows Mobile

location awareness

• Further build out of automatic position detection using WiFi or Bluetooth

search services

• Improve searching and Indexing

UI Components

Exhibit Templates

• an expanded authoring toolkit
• More and varied exhibit and activity templates and scripts

implementation

• Continue Content & CollectionMS integration
  • Deeper object/exhibit data models based on CollectionSpace
• Wrap-up of institution implementation; more implementations
• Refinement of documentation, tools, resources

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