location aware mobile computing

On January 21, 2011, the cultural landscape of Hobart, Tasmania (Australia!) changed dramatically. The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) opened its doors to receive a flood of enthusiastic visitors who embraced a museum experience that simply ‘blew them away’.

Australia's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is rebuilding, physically and digitally. The entire museum is being refurbished, a new wing is being added and the museum is doubling in size.

Archives can be esoteric places that are difficult to access. Augmented Reality applications tend to focus on visual experience. How can pervasive mobile technology be used to make oral history archives accessible to a wider audience in creative and playful ways? For a community archive with almost no budget?

This workshop is now full.

Workshop examines the processes to identify visitors’ navigation and interpretation needs; and develop and deploy dynamic wayfinding, mapping, tours and visitor guides. Attendees will review the American Museum of Natural History Explorer implementation as a case study. Members of the Museum’s Digital Media department, Networking/IT department and the Museum’s development partner, Spotlight Mobile will share how they developed and deployed the Explorer iPhone app.