Hi Catherine
As you suggested, there have been a few discussions on this list over the
last two years or so about Beacons. As a GLAMi judge and fan of the Museums
and the Web conference in the US, I thought I'd also point you to a few
recent papers by #musetech researchers over the last year or so.
Although other list contributors have already posted some great comments
about their own experiences, I thought this might help in terms of getting
a wider perspective.
http://mw2014.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/beyond-the-screen-creating-interactives-that-are-location-time-preference-and-skill-responsive/
[early thinking on the core objectives that might lie behind use of beacons]
http://mw2015.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/storyteller-world-war-one-love-and-sorrow-a-hybrid-exhibition-mobile-experience/
[Clearly described paper about pioneering use of beacons in WW1 museum show]
http://mw2015.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/context-is-king-using-indoor-location-technology-for-new-visitor-experiences/
[Great paper explaining the tech background and capability of beacons in
museum context]
http://mw2015.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/location-location-location-the-proliferation-of-indoor-positioning-and-what-it-means-and-doesnt-mean-for-museums/
[Interestingly critical paper about beacons]
http://mw2015.museumsandtheweb.com/bow/google-glass-for-keith-haring-the-political-line/
[high end ideas from Antenna - wearables and beacons]
http://mw2016.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/inclusive-design-from-approach-to-execution/
[Excellent paper about beacons at the heart of accessble content provision]
https://mw17.mwconf.org/paper/a-path-with-choice-what-we-learned-from-designing-an-inclusive-audio-guide/
[Using beacons at the heart of an accessible audio guide programme]
I hope some of these papers might be useful
All the best
Jon
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On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Ryan, Catherine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
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>
> We’re looking at trialling some beacons here at the National Gallery of
> Ireland, and I was wondering if anyone has seen it done particularly well
> anywhere, content-wise? We’re still at a very early stage of content
> discussions here, but we know that we don’t want to duplicate material that
> people can already find on our website and audio guides. Has anyone had
> success (or failure!) with different types of content? And for those of you
> who have implemented it, what has the take-up been like for the download of
> the app? All advice from the group gratefully received!
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> Apologies if this has been covered by the group recently!
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> Thanks,
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> Catherine
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