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Category: Exhibit Design
Human Computer Interaction and the Next Generation of Science Center Exhibits
Published: This article was originally published in Dimensions magazine, January/February 2014. Reposted with permission from the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Inc., www.astc.org
Computer-based technology continues to evolve at an ever-accelerating ra...
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Category: Evaluation
Human Computer Interaction in Informal Science Education Conference
Published: August 2013
Conference presentations and other activities were captured in a compreh...
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Category: UI / UX
Embodiment, Multimodality, and Composition: Convergent Themes across HCI and Education for Mixed-Reality Learning Environments
Published: Advances in Human-Computer Interaction Volume 2008 (2008)
Looking to the future of learning, we envision a new breed of SCLE that ...
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Category: Accessibility
The Puzzling Life of Autistic Toddlers: Design Guidelines from the LINKX Project
Published: Advances in Human-Computer Interaction Volume 2008
Children with autism live in an experiential world that is different fro...
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Category: Accessibility
Changing Practices: Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Science Museums
Published: November/December 2012
While science museums hold great potential for being welcoming and inclu...
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Category: UI / UX
A Custom Fit: Personalizing Experiences Using Technology
Published: April 22, 2013
Even before visiting a science center or museum, the prospective visitor...
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Category: User Experience
Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums
Published: 2010
We cannot assume that the relationship between race and museum-going i...
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Category: Exhibit Design
The DeepTree Exhibit: Visualizing the Tree of Life to Facilitate Informal Learning
Published: October 14, 2012
The outcome of this process is a fractal-based tree layout that reduces ...
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Category: User Experience
User Experience Quality in Multi-Touch Tasks
Published: June 13–16, 2011
In this paper, we present an updated set of experimental tasks and measu...
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Category: UI / UX
A Framework for Developing Multitouch Applications to Enhance K-12 Education
Published: 2010
The goal of this project is to give educators the ability to leverage mu...
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Category: User Interface
Exploring Multi-touch Gestures for Map Interaction in Mass Casualty Incidents
Published: 2006
We investigated in a user study several alternative multi-touch gestures...
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Category: User Experience
Museum Exhibits and the Dynamics of Dialogue
Published: Summer 1999
Respected museum professional and consultant Kathleen McLean examines th...
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Category: User Experience
Usability Testing of the Interaction of Novices with a Multi-touch Table in Semi Public Space
Published: 2011
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Category: Gesture Processing
OctoPocus: A Dynamic Guide for Learning Gesture-Based Command Sets
Published: UIST’08, October 19-22, 2008
We describe OctoPocus, an example of a dynamic guide that combines on-sc...
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Category: Summary
Open Exhibits Design Summit Summary
Published: June, 2011
The Open Exhibits Design Summit brought together 30 professionals from t...