Hi Sarah
Just to report some not so positive findings: at the Horniman a few years back, we used some ipads to host an in-gallery interactive. (Something on the interactive here: http://www.horniman.ac.uk/get_involved/news/leave-us-your-thoughts-on-an-ipad though it had several iterations)
We made the 'app' which powered the interaction through Filemaker (lucky to have an IT manager on staff at time who could do this [and find time etc]).
We had the ipads in restricted mode to stop people coming out of the app.
Our findings were that the app aspect worked generally OK, but the ipads were not optimal really. They didn't withstand being constantly turned on, having their screens handled by 1000s of visitors, they came out of that protected mode easily (and often inexplicably) and were generally buggy and inconsistent.
Happy to give you more info if needed.
Thanks,
Adrian
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Subject: Turning android tablets into interactives
Hi MCG-ers
I wondered whether anyone might be able to share any good practice re: using tablets (android ideally) for in-gallery interactives?
I'm interested in:
- Tech which is low cost and easy to source
- Software / apps which are easy to use/ train staff up on / low cost
- Software / apps which support narratives and can show images, video and audio when offline
I'd love to run a project in future which supports smaller museums to create their own interactives without having to commission bespoke tech - frankly something which is out of the reach of many of the small, volunteer run organisations I work with.
I know that John (http://johnsear.com/about/) has been doing some really simple projects using PowerPoint, and I'm already in contact with him, but wanted to put it out to the wider community. Any great apps out there that can be locked down to create fantastic kiosks? Any solutions that are relatively simple to teach a cohort of volunteers and non-specialist staff?
Thoughts and ideas greatly appreciated!
Sarah
Sarah Madden
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Digital Engagement Officer
South West Museum Development
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Queen’s Road, BRISTOL
BS8 1RL
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