Experience, engagement and social interaction at a steam locomotive multimodal interactive museum exhibit

Clarke, Loraine; Hornecker, Eva

doi:10.1145/2468356.2468464

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“…In addition, both are large exhibits with controllers located at least 2 metres apart from each other. At the Glen Douglas, visitors can simulate running a steam locomotive, adding coal and water to the boiler while regulating the steam pressure (see also [13]). At the Fire Fighter exhibit, visitors extinguish fires using a hose at the top of a ladder, and by turning a wheel next to the ladder, position the ladder in front of the fires as they appear in the windows of different buildings.…”

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Fighting Fires and Powering Steam Locomotives: Distribution of Control and Its Role in Social Interaction at Tangible Interactive Museum Exhibits

Clarke

Hornecker

Ruthven

2021

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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We present a video-analysis study of museum visitors' interactions at two tangible interactive exhibits in a transport museum. Our focus is on groups' social and shared interactions, in particular how exhibit setup and structure influence collaboration patterns. Behaviors at the exhibits included individuals focusing beyond their personal activity towards companions' interaction, adults participating via physical interaction, and visitors taking opportunities to interact when companions moved between sections of the exhibit or stepped back from interaction. We demonstrate how exhibits' physical configuration and interactive control engendered behavioral patterns. Systematic analysis reveals how different configurations (concerning physical-spatial hardware and interactive software) distribute control differently amongst visitors. We present four mechanisms for how control can be distributed at an interactive installation: functional, temporal, physical and indirect verbal. In summary, our work explores how mechanisms that distribute control influence patterns of shared interaction with the exhibits and social interaction between museum visitor companions.

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Fighting Fires and Powering Steam Locomotives: Distribution of Control and Its Role in Social Interaction at Tangible Interactive Museum Exhibits

Clarke

Hornecker

Ruthven

2021

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…All installations discussed in this section are in the Riverside Transport Museum in Glasgow, which our group currently collaborate with in the context of a Ph.D. project (see [Clarke and Hornecker 2013]). An initial survey of candidate interactives for further detailed study within this Ph.D. had us notice several systems that varied in success of spatio-contextual embedding.…”

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The To-and-Fro of Sense Making

Hornecker

2016

ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.

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Based on case studies from a heritage/museum context, I present and illustrate the notion of "spatiocontextual embedding," which conceptualizes installation designs that augment real objects and environments while keeping these primary focuses of attention. Key for this "embeddedness" is that interaction is contextualized within a meaningful setting, creating relationships between system and environment. While retaining a focus on original objects or environments, it supports user's active engagement and sense making by inviting, enticing, or forcing them to draw connections. At the heart of this is "indexing": mindful acts of referencing back-and-forth between here and there, connecting objects or representations. Analysis of case studies provides a repertoire of examples of "indexing," and examples for high-and low-tech installation designs that foster drawing of connections.Two core values for design underpin the argument: (1) primacy of real objects and environments and (2) supporting human agency. The case examples highlight how technological arrangements may support or hinder indexing activity. This is condensed into potential design strategies. This article contributes to design knowledge on design for human agency, sense making, and mindful engagement with our environment. "Indexing" is relevant beyond the heritage setting domain, as part of HCI design in support of human agency. CCS Concepts: r Human-centered computing → HCI theory, concepts and models; Empirical studies in interaction design; Ubiquitous computingAdditional Key Words and Phrases: Embedded interactions, embodiment, situated interaction, indexing, museum installations, interaction design strategy, augmented environments, engaging user experience ACM Reference Format: Eva Hornecker. 2016. The To-and-Fro of sense making: Supporting users' active indexing in museums. ACM

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Human-Computer Interactions in Museums

Hornecker

Ciolfi

2019

Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics

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Experience, engagement and social interaction at a steam locomotive multimodal interactive museum exhibit

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Fighting Fires and Powering Steam Locomotives: Distribution of Control and Its Role in Social Interaction at Tangible Interactive Museum Exhibits

Fighting Fires and Powering Steam Locomotives: Distribution of Control and Its Role in Social Interaction at Tangible Interactive Museum Exhibits

The To-and-Fro of Sense Making

Human-Computer Interactions in Museums

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