DocumentCode :
1799638
Title :
On establishing contact with cultural objects: The role of a location based game in supporting visitors to engage with contemporary art
Author :
Yiannoutsou, Nikoleta ; Anastasaki, Stela ; Mavini, Christina ; Manoli, Vasiliki ; Dimaraki, Evangelia ; Avouris, Nikolaos ; Sintoris, Christos
Author_Institution :
HCI Group, Univ. of Patras, Rion Patras, Greece
fYear :
2014
fDate :
13-14 Nov. 2014
Firstpage :
290
Lastpage :
295
Abstract :
In this paper we discuss the difficulty of museum visitors to engage and relate with cultural objects focusing mainly on pieces of contemporary art. We present Taggling a location based game designed to support learning in the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art. The results of a qualitative user study with volunteers helped us to outline the learning potential of the game and supported us to gain an insight on the integration of the game in the educational activities of the museum. Furthermore, our data analysis showed that the game experience revolves around revisiting the same artwork and viewing it with the help of curatorial information constructed in the form of tags, casting visitors in an active role and helping them to engage with the exhibits.
Keywords :
art; computer games; history; mobile learning; museums; Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art; Taggling; artwork; cultural objects; curatorial information; location based game; museum visitors; Art; Conferences; Context; Cultural differences; Games; Materials; Mobile communication; artwork; curatorial information; establishing contact; game based learning; location based games;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning (IMCL), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Thessaloniki
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IMCTL.2014.7011150
Filename :
7011150
Link To Document :
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