Hi Liz this is something we have been thinking about especially with the cross
over between mobile learning and audio tours.
One thing we became very aware of when testing various apps and systems is the
need for a "heads up" experience which traditional audio tours actually
accomplish pretty well. More interactive alternatives seem to struggle with
this.
>
> On 10 March 2016 at 12:49 Elizabeth McCarthy
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>
> Hi all-
>
> I had a trawl through the archives and couldn't see that this had been
> discussed recently...
>
> We're hoping to update our audio tour, and are costing up various options
> (cheapest = just redoing the audio on existing handsets; nicest = new handsets
> or app with video and interactive capabilities). I haven't been involved in
> the production of a full tour before, so I'd love to hear from those of you
> who do have tours/guides:
>
> * What hardware are using and why?
>
> * Did you develop everything in house or use an external service/app? If
> so, which one, and what were your thoughts?
>
> * Is your tour just audio, or does it include other functionality (video,
> interactivity)?
>
> * Do you make your content available offsite (via an app, Soundcloud,
> website, other method)? If so, do you charge for it?
>
> Any thoughts welcome, to the list or just to me if needed!
>
> Liz
>
> Liz McCarthy
> Web & Digital Media Manager
> Bodleian Libraries
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