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MHCI
2005
Springer
14 years 9 days ago
Context-based design of mobile applications for museums: a survey of existing practices
This paper includes a review of mobile applications used in museum environments, focusing on the notion of context and its constituent dimensions. Museums are a representative exa...
Dimitris Raptis, Nikolaos K. Tselios, Nikolaos M. ...
MHCI
2005
Springer
14 years 9 days ago
Mystery in the museum: collaborative learning activities using handheld devices
In this paper, we describe the experience of designing a collaborative learning activity for a traditional historical/cultural museum. The activity, based on a “Mystery in the M...
Jorge Simarro Cabrera, Henar Muñoz Frutos, ...
CHI
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Supporting orientation for blind people using museum guides
Novel environments exploiting recent technology can enhance several tasks in applications such as mobile guides. However, in the many museum mobile guides that have been proposed,...
Giuseppe Ghiani, Barbara Leporini, Fabio Patern&og...
ACMACE
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Training social learning skills by collaborative mobile gaming in museums
The use of handheld computers as a tool to enrich the museum experience has found its way into many museums, opening up new possibilities to increase the attractiveness of museum ...
Jolien Schroyen, Kris Gabriëls, Kris Luyten, ...
ACMIDC
2009
13 years 10 months ago
"Playing with" museum exhibits: designing educational games mediated by mobile technology
In this paper, we describe two educational games mediated by mobile technology which were designed for use in the context of a traditional historical museum by young children. Our...
Nikoleta Yiannoutsou, Ioanna Papadimitriou, Vassil...