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Title:
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VIRTUAL GUIDE: EVALUATION OF A MOBILE MUSEUM VISIT |
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Author(s):
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Natasa Michailidou , Despoina Tsiafaki |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-77-5 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Museum, Technology, PDA, Virtual Guide, Evaluation |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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181 |
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Last Page:
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188 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The Virtual Guide project developed an advanced Guide system for Museums and Exhibitions using low-cost
technologies. The goal of the Virtual Guide project was to offer a rich and interesting visiting experience and to
improve the attractiveness and accessibility of Museums and their exhibits.
Operation Scenario: The visitor enters a Museum and picks up a portable electronic device (PDA) in the reception. He
registers his profile and selects one of the available tours. The Virtual Guide system provides automated location
awareness and rich multimedia and interactive content.
The focus of the present paper is the Evaluation procedure that ran through the Virtual Guide project and was divided
into Front-end, Formative and Summative. This procedure aimed to include in the design and implementation of the
project the demands and needs of the potential users from a PDA-based guide for Museums. |
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