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Lauren Rogers Museum Interactive Kiosk [ctrl-Q to exit FLASH player-WINDOWS only - large file- 18mb]
MAC [Flash version - .swf - plays in browser window - 17mb]
11/1/05 Additional page for a quiz
10/10/05 THIS CURRENT VERSION [large file: 16.4 MB] contains everything I have to put in the project; I think. I find there are errors in the source material where at least one of the baskets is identified as coming from two different tribes in different regions. A content expert needs to check the facts.
10/5/2005 Copy that needs to be written:
WHAT is a basket - needs a general introduction about baskets, their function and why the museum collects them
HOW - needs illustrations or photos showing basket-making techniques
WHERE are baskets made - needs a paragraph or so about the geographic range of baskets in the collection, plus something bridging us to the baskets made by tribes in our region.
THANKS - needs a paragraph or so thanking everyone involved in putting together the permanent exhibit and the kiosk. LOGOS are needed for corporate or institutional sponsors.
ALL PHOTOS need captions, just a brief description that will be revealed only when the mouse/cursor passes over an image.
10/4/2005 This version adds hidden forward and reverse buttons to page through the program, plus changing basket textures. This version changes the glow on the buttons. This version had [before updating] working buttons and pages for each section of the program; not all pages are complete, copy for all the pages has not been written.
10/2/2005 This link goes to the opening screen of the main menu showing the background color, title of the exhibit, and a row of buttons on the left. The buttons change state when the mouse goes over them or clicks on them, but they do not yet go to the content areas.
The WELCOME section shows the title of the exhibit and can display a series of images from the collection as a slideshow or screen saver
The WHERE section shows the maps and links to tribes.
The HOW section can have the movie clips and family/kids topics.
The WHO section is for the history of the collection.
The THANKS section can include information about the museum in general plus logos of sponsoring agencies and credits for staff and others who worked on the exhibit.
The format of the interactive program fits the Dell HDTV monitor to be used in the exhibit and looks very good when it fills the screen.
This bookmark for the exhibit shows the design style used in the interactive program.
5/26/2005 Following are preliminary sketches for how the LRMA educational station kiosk might look. Presently the wall segment is constructed and the shelf opening is roughed in with conduit ready for wiring. The bookshelf and desktop cabinetry will be constructed according to the specifications required by the touchscreen kiosk hardware.
The primary user of the kiosk will be individual visitors to the North American basket collection. Secondarily, docent guides will use the kiosk during group tours of the museum, often with groups of up to 20 school children. Stools will be available for visitors to use the touchscreen at the desk. The stools will be easily moved away for handicap access. Some of the video pieces accessible through the kiosk will have sound and it is a requirement that sound not travel beyond the immediate area around the kiosk, so some kind of directional sound system or hypersonic sound, acoustic bean may be needed. As illustrated here, the touchscreen panel/PC unit will need to be about 21". The exhibit committee met today, May 26, 2005, and decided after reviewing options to have the touchscreen mounted on an adjustable, swivel arm-bracket for versatility of use.
