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Dominique St-Pierre

President

SIMBIOZ, Montreal

How we create interactive experiences

Yannik Gosselin

VP Interactive Technologies

SIMBIOZ, Montreal

What’s the plan?

Who is Simbioz?

How we create interactive experiences? (Hardware+Software)

Case Study with Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre

What is the new mobile App Muzēus?

Case Study with Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre

Who is SIMBIOZ?

FROM THE INTERACTIVE SCREENS TO THE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT, WE CREATE UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES!

The question is no more: Should we embrace technologies

in museum?

Does the museum have the knowledge and the resources to

embrace these technologies?

How we create interactive experiences…

Interactive Technologies

Interactive displays in museum

Installation What’s coming?

• What’s the purpose of your interactive display?

• What size do you need?

• Single or Multi-users?

• Installed on a wall, on a table, tilted?

• How many screens do you need?

Interactive displays in museums Where to start?

Let’s start with some examples…

Video Wall for presentation La Tohu, Montreal

Game Biosphere, Montreal

Video Wall for multiusers learning The Cube – Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Video Wall for multiusers learning The Cleaveland Museum of Art, Cleaveland

Interactive screen in lobby Biosphere, Montreal

Multitouch tilted table Muskoka Boat and Heritage Center

3D artifact manipulation McCord Museum, Montreal

Interactive kiosk New Brunswick Military History Museum

Kinect Interactivity National Hemophilia Foundation annual meeting

Visitors expectations with touchscreens:

• iPad quality: sensitivity and drift-free response

• Multitouch

Interactive screen selection

Otherwise it leads to frustration, disappontment and disinterest

22’’ PCAP Interactive screen ELO TOUCH

84’’ PCAP Interactive screen 3M

Computer Vision Through Screen

Multitaction and Samsung SUR40

Installation

Accessibility Robustness Maintenance

• Kids • Wheelchair • 45°

• Kids! • Durability • Don’t go crazy!

• Cleaning • Support (internet link)

What’s coming

LEAP Motion

Google Glass

iBeacons

Software

Some examples of interactive application Game

Some examples of interactive application Photo Album Viewer

Some examples of interactive application Multi-user gallery

Some examples of interactive application Interactive map

Some examples of interactive application Interactive Timeline

Some examples of interactive application 3D Object viewer

Some examples of interactive application Quizz

How we create interactive application?

Analysis Ideation

Brainstorming

Storyboarding

Production

Programming

Graphic Editing

Media Integration

Deployment

Shipping

Installation

Training

• What is the goal?

• Interactivity level? Basic manipulation or iPad style?

• What is your visitors type?

• How long do you want people interact on the screen?

• Do you want your application bilingual?

• Do you want to collect email addresses or other data (comments, survey)?

• Do you plan to periodically update your content?

• …

Analysis

Ideation

Brainstorming Storyboarding

Ideation

- Highly creative meeting! - Finding new concept - Drawing sketches

Brainstorming Storyboarding

Ideation

- Wireframe - Storyboard - Mockup

Brainstorming Storyboarding

Ideation

- Wireframe - Storyboard - Mockup

Brainstorming Storyboarding

Ideation

- Wireframe - Storyboard - Mockup

Brainstorming Storyboarding

Production

Programming Graphic editing Media integration

Production

- Design - Coding - Debugging

Programming Graphic editing Media integration

Production

- Build graphic elements - Photo editing - Video montage

Programming Graphic editing Media integration

Production

- Data entry - Text - Picture & Video

Programming Graphic editing Media integration

Multimedia Content

Video

Picture Text

Deployment

Shipping Installation Training

- Software - Hardware - Technical Support

- Pre-installation - Packaging - Shipping

- IT configuration - Hardware setup - Testing, Fine-Tuning

Case study Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre

Our needs and goals?

Kiosk and content features

Kiosk and content features

Kiosk and content features

Kiosk and content features

Kiosk and content features

What are the results?

What is Muzēus?

How it Works?

Case Study

What is Muzēus? A simple multimedia tour App

How Muzēus works

The App The Portal (CMS)

The Muzēus Tag

Cloud

The App

Welcome

Language selection

Museum list

Options

Museum

Info

Begin the visit

Opening hours

All items list

Exhibits/Items

Exhibits list

Items list

Details

Picture viewer

Description

Voice over

Media gallery

Social network

The App

Donate

The Portal (CMS)

The Muzēus Tag

• How the Muzēus App is used in the museum? • What are the results?

Case study Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre

Conclusion

• Don’t be afraid of new technologies

• Most people use technologies and they are asking for them

• There is a solution for every budget

Thank you!

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