Decades may
pass before we
fully understand
the implications
of any new
technology,
either at the
individual or
societal level. By
that time, the
marketplace has
been defined less
by best practices,
and more by
ingrained habits
and profitability.
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The SF MOMA Family Gallery Game app encourages visitors to explore art galleries together, interacting with the artworks
and one another along the way. Furthermore the educational focus on fundamental art interpretation skills means the app
can be used successfully in nearly any art museum. Courtesy of Night Kitchen Interactive.
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No matter
how beautiful
and engaging
your museums
mobile apps or
other in-gallery
technologies,
there is still
profound
value in social
engagement and
dialog within the
museum space.
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The activities in the upper right, those that are both social and in real space, take greatest advantage of the
museum environment. This quadrant is what we like to think of as the sweet spot of social learning, or real
social. Courtesy of Night Kitchen Interactive.
Make it Integrated
Endnotes:
1. As of May 2013: 91% of
American adults have a cell phone,
56% of American adults have a
smartphone, 34% of American
adults own a tablet computer.
2. Evgeny Morozov cautions
against solutionism, arguing
that the potential uses of
digital technologies have been
over-hyped, and their possible
consequences under-examined.
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The DialogTable uses gesture-based technology to allow visitors to learn collectively and share their reflections about artworks in the University
of Michigans Museum of Art. Courtesy of Night Kitchen Interactive.
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Conclusion
References Continued:
Carr, N. (2011). The shallows:
What the internet is doing to our
brains. New York: W. W. Norton
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Fisher, M. and Moses, J. (2013)
Rousing the mobile herd: Apps
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Additional Resource:
Find more information about the
DialogTable at http://www.umma.
museum/view/DialogTable/
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