Finding Significance

This book explores the effects of incorporating inquiry- and narrative-based video clips into interactive science museum exhibits in order to make them more personally meaningful for visitors.

About the author

Allen, Sue

Summary

This book describes an National Science Foundation–funded project to explore the effects of incorporating inquiry- and narrative-based video clips into interactive science museum exhibits in order to make them more personally meaningful for visitors. It covers creating the videos and evaluating visitor responses, and draws lessons for creating engaging and compelling exhibit experiences. The enclosed DVD includes the video clips used in the analysis.

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"An important example of the kind of seminal work that can come out of strong practice and research partnerships.. The level of clarity, detail, and honest admissions is typical of other publications in our field that have proven that it is possible for a text to be not only theoretically important but also extremely useful. " -Visitor Studies Today

Product details

• Authors: Sue Allen, Allen Sue, Sue Allen
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2008
• EAN: 9780943451602
• ISBN: 978-0-943451-60-2
• Series: Exploratorium Museum Professional Series; Exploratorium Museum Professional Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history