Multimedia Tour Programme at Tate Modern

Publication Type  Conference Paper
Year of Publication  2004
Authors  Wilson, Gillian
Conference Name  Museums and the Web 2004: Proceedings
Conference Start Date  March 31 - April
Publisher  Archives & Museum Informatics
Conference Location  Washington DC / Arlington VA, USA
Editor  David Bearman and Jennifer Trant
Keywords  Handheld; multimedia; PDA; interpretation; gallery education; interaction; texting; sign language
Abstract  

The Tate Modern's Multimedia Tour programme includes three different types of handheld tours: a Multimedia Highlights Tour, a tour in British Sign Language, and a Collections Tour. Through both quantitative and qualitative evaluation we are gaining valuable knowledge about visitors' thoughts on handheld tours in museums. This presentation explores the ways handheld tours relate to other gallery activities and fulfill many of Tate Modern's interpretation aims. It goes on to review content approaches that work for our visitors and those that donÂ’t. Particular areas discussed are opinions on interactive content such as texting and games, artists' contributions, links between audio and visual, use of film clips, and provision of text-based information.

URL  http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/papers/wilson/wilson.html

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