Something similar to this was discussed not too long ago.
One issue you may want to think about is how to - for lack of a better
word - censor the recordings. It only takes one to spoil a great idea
and offend a lot of people.
Any recordings made will need to be reviewed by a museum staffer for
content prior to being added to the database for public consumption.
Technologically, that wouldn't be that difficult. The recording
software shouldn't be that hard to do either - think glorified answering
machine. Once the message is received, a staff person reviews it and
adds it to the database available to the public.
Paul Fritz
Julia Griffey wrote:
> Hi Kate -
>
> It sounds like what you want to do is build a database of audio clips,
> allowing guests to contribute to the database and also search/browse
> the database and listen to what others have contributed. I would
> imagine that a user would approach the kiosk (a computer - with a mic
> and speakers) and select something to start recording their memory.
> After (or before) recording the user would answer some question about
> their memory, e.g. when, where did this occur, which would help
> classify the audio clip in the database. If a user approached the
> kiosk they could look through all the memories (by year, by location,
> etc...) and listen to the ones they are interested in.
>
> Is this kind of what you were thinking?
>
> Thanks -
> Julia Griffey
> Animocation
> www.animocation.com <http://www.animocation.com/>
> Interactive, animated, movement-driven experiences
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Kate Mockler <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:00 AM
> *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] living guest books
>
> Good morning!
>
> At the Mansion House, we're in the midst of putting together an
> orientation exhibit, which will open this fall. Since the Mansion
> House has played a special role in the lives of many, my
> supervisor came up with the idea of having a sort of living guest
> book in the exhibit. Visitors could speak their memories of the
> Mansion House into the guest book, and the book would record it
> and store it for others to play back. The problem is that neither
> of us are particularly technologically inclined, and don't know
> what it would take to make this a reality. If there's anyone on
> this list that has knowledge of the technology required to do
> this, I would love to hear from you, either on-list or off-list.
> Thank you for your time!
>
> Kate Mockler
> Curator of Collections and Interpretation
> Oneida Community Mansion House
> Oneida, NY 13421
> www.oneidacommunity.org
> (315) 363-0745
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