Hi Alun,
A couple of years ago we ran an experiment in Science Gallery where we
attached QR codes to each exhibit which led to a webpage that had
additional information about the piece and YouTube videos etc. However the
takeup was really poor despite having free visitor WiFi throughout the
exhibition space, we're talking about less than 100 scans from 60,000 or so
visitors, so it's not an experiment we're planning to repeat.
I suspect the issues with the uptake were exactly as Mike Ellis suggested,
visitor have to know what to do with the code and have a scanning app
installed
Derek
On 11 December 2013 10:05, Derek Williams <
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> Hi Alun,
>
> A couple of years ago we ran an experiment in Science Gallery where we
> attached QR codes to each exhibit which led to a webpage that had
> additional information about the piece and YouTube videos etc. However the
> takeup was really poor despite having free visitor WiFi throughout the
> exhibition space, we're talking about less than 100 scans from 60,000 or so
> visitors, so it's not an experiment we're planning to repeat.
>
> I suspect the issues with the uptake were exactly as Mike Ellis suggested,
> visitor have to know what to do with the code and have a scanning app
> installed
>
> Derek
>
>
> On 11 December 2013 09:53, Alun Edwards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Mike and Mike, many thanks - such a lot to think about immediately.
>> Ally
>>
>>
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>> University of Oxford
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>> Subject: [MCG] QR codes bad or good
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I remember when QR codes were hailed as the next big thing. Is that still
>> the hive-mind's opinion?
>>
>> I'm aware of security issues. Are QR codes future-proof so users can
>> access them next year, or in 10 years...? Other issues?
>>
>> A long time ago I shared a panel (and actually one of those 'Lost In
>> Translation' weekends) at a museums' conference in Lillehammer with one of
>> the inventors. However, at the recent UKMW no-one said anything about QR
>> codes. Indeed if QR was mentioned people would pause to spit! I am about to
>> consult with a project who plan to literally carve QR codes onto stone
>> plaques, along with inscriptions which may prove to have more longevity?
>>
>> Any comments about QR codes please?
>>
>> Thanks Ally
>>
>>
>>
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