museums and the web 2013
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A few highlights from #mw2013 for the British Museum's Schools Team.TRANSCRIPT
#mw2013Portland, Oregon
We put birds on things.
Mobile trends
Android versus iOS:Varies depending on institution• Meridian at Smithsonian 50/50• MOMA 90/10• V&A 80/20
Tablet use increases dramatically after holidays.
People surf on tablets while watching TV.
Rijksmuseum website re-launch. Optimised for tablets.
MOMA Art Lab http://vimeo.com/43976709
Exploratorium Colours and Soundshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmhJqJEgrPI
Learning programmes
Participatory outreachwith tablets and generic app
3D printing
MOOCS
Object StoriesPortland Art Museum
Outreach in schools withiPad app that records audiostories about family photos.Easy to publish to web, kiosks.
3D printingNew Mexico Highlands, ARTIC
Learning potential of 3D printing. Facilitates comparisons with original.
MOOCSMassively Open Online Courses becoming increasingly popular.
Carrie Mae Weems,Portland Art Museum
3D printing and learning
Reduces costs of replicas to increase and facilitate access
Encourages productive comparisons between replica and original (e.g., visual, texture)
Calls attention to materials
Reveals tool chain of obscure/expensive design & tech manufacturing processes
Staples to launch on-demand paper printing in Europe
Two types of MOOCS
X-MOOCInstructor led, limited time, moderated discussion
C-MOOCCommunity led, unlimited time, organic discussion
Gaming versus gamification
Dallas Art Museum membership schemeencourages positive learning behaviour
Need not be digital: SFMOMA Art Game Lab
Money and funding available
University Campus Suffolk collaboration
Art Game SFMOMA
Touch and gesture
Screen-based interactives and apps based on successful analogue activities and models at Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gallery One.
Depth cameras and physical buttons used bySecond Story for Emerging Issues exhibit.
NFC and AR are up and coming technologies on NMC Horizon Museum Report.
Gallery OneCleveland Museum of Arthttp://vimeo.com/60866006
#mw2014Baltimore, Maryland