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Hi! I once worked at the NHM and the main issues with touch tables are due to too many dirty fingers and most people unsure what to do and why they are doing it. It is really for the fanatics who are either already involved in collecting specimens to those beginning. Therefore, the content and the creators may be overly expectant of the users. NHM should have staff to assist but can be demotivating to them if no-one uses them! Or if the screens were out of order. Benjamin Franklin House have touch screens which have been suitably designed for children but again, sticky fingers and lots of excited hitting will cause breakdowns! Good luck! Regards, Mary (Marette) Hickford 07811 337958 [log in to unmask] Twitter: https://twitter.com/Marette Hickford LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/miss hickford > On 15 Feb 2016, at 11:28, Tehmina Goskar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Anyone thinking about touch tables should beware, as any media for delivering digital content in a gallery setting, i.e. is it just a silo for extra text/image content? If so why would your audience benefit from it being delivered via touch table? Is it a game? If so, is it easier for the user to get to grips with via a decent high def touchscreen? > > I was interested to observe that at the Natural History Museum in London, DC II (Darwin Centre II) uses a lot of touch tables that were pretty unused and not very easy to if you tried. On the other hand, the Darwin Centre with its stunning display of pickled specimens was where all the crowds were! > > By contrast, I did have a lot of fun on one using what seemed to be a program no more sophisticated than the old MS Paint writing my name and seeing it project onto a wall. I didn't learn anything new but it was fun - more so when others attempted to continue with rude messages :-) > > Best wishes, > Tehmina > > > >> On 15 February 2016 at 10:18, Brian Wilkinson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Hi Jane, >> >> I've seen great examples of touch tables at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, and at Reykjavik 871 +/-2 The Settlement Exhibition http://www.reykjavik871.is/. the latter designed and produced by http://gagarin.is/ and there should be examples on their website. I believe the Tale of Two Cities exhibition also uses this technology http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/news/a-tale-of-two-cities-at-edinburgh-castle >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Brian >> >> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + >> >> GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] >> >> For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM >> >> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > > > > -- > Dr Tehmina Goskar, MA AMA > [log in to unmask] > > Museums Association Representative for the South West. > > http://tehmina.goskar.com/ > Twitter: @tehm and co-host @museumhour - the most fun you've had talking museums, Mondays 20.00 UK time. > > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +