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MUSEUMS AND THE WEB 1998

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Building Digital Environments

Slavko Milekic, Hampshire College, Cognitive Science

Workshop
Wednesday, April 22, 1998
9:00 am - 12:30 pm

The notion of digital environment transcends the concept of a computer as a tool. It explores the environments which, although supported by digital technology, are uncomputer like in many respects. Building these environments calls for changes in the choice of input devices (touch instead of mouse, voice instead of keyboard, intent instead of ...), shape of computers (no boxes, but interactive surfaces), their location (floor, wall, pocket) and the change in content structure.

An essential characteristic of digital environments is their communal character which allows for collaborative creation, distribution and modification of information. Investigating digital environments is of special interest to museum professionals because of their potential to enhance the role museums play in education as well as in community and culture building.

The workshop will consist of an introduction to the concept and characteristics of digital environments, demonstration of several practical examples dealing with different types of information (art museum vs. science museum) and an overview of guidelines and tools for further development.


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