From a Research Prototype to a Deployed System: the Case of the Hecht Museum Visitor's Guide
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Cultural heritage (such as museums, archeological sites etc) is both an appealing and challenging research area for applying novel information technologies.It is appealing because it provides a wide range of research possibilities and involves users that are generally willing to experience novel technologies.It is challenging because it requires the research prototype to be a complete, robust and high quality system usable by regular visitors.However, once such a system is in place then a wide range of research directions can be explored.After achieving such a high quality research prototype, an interesting question arises about what it takes to make a research prototype into a working system to be used daily by visitors.This paper describes the experience gained at the PIL project, which started as a research project applying novel technologies for museum visitors and progressed into a system that is deployed at the museum and can be used by visitors on a daily basis.In the process, infrastructure, positioning and interface challenges were tackled.The result is a system that is available for the benefit of researchers and visitors alike, by being both a research platform for human computer interaction (as well as additional more specific technological aspects) and a museum visitor's guide system.
Language: English
Subfield: Museology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W53903302