I attended a conference in the fall and a gentleman from the
Ah-ta-thi-ki Museum (Seminole Tribe of FL), was talking about their use
of the Microsoft Surface. I've been there and used it and it's pretty
neat! Different than just an interactive computer display...
I don't have any pictures, but here are the notes I took from his
presentation:
Microsoft Surface
Touch table for interactive displays
30" LCD screen, 250 touch points, multi people can use (iphones have 2
touch points)
Object recognition, ie: set down camera and photos "spill out" onto
screen
Go through Microsoft and work w/ developer
Versatile, cutting edge, $$$ ($15,000 ea + development costs)
Expandable (250bg + USB ports)
Cloning potential - can create "museum in a box" and have @ multi
locations
*Developer - Quatrefoil, long time in mus business
Noticed patrons 30+ yrs, needed signage about how to use, 30- yrs just
started playing.
Have at the MET and NMAI.
Too new, not a lot of stats on it yet.
I hope this helps!
-Jaime
Jaime L. Fogel
Librarian
Holocaust Documentation & Education Center
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Interactive Kiosk Pricing
Hello All!
I have been asked to look into the cost of getting an interactive touch
screen kiosk for our museum. We have, as part of one of our exhibits, a
local veteran's memorial of sorts, which consists of photos of veterans
with their name, branch of service, and birth/death dates posted on the
wall. It is a very popular part of the museum, and people really enjoy
looking for friends, relatives, schoolmates, etc. The problem is that
we are facing a severe lack of space in that area (there is no good way
to expand it), and we recently got the final photo that will comfortably
fit. One solution that has been proposed and well received is an
interactive kiosk that will allow people to search for an individual by
name or branch of service, or simply view a slideshow of the images with
captions. There are many options for kiosks out there- few of which I
truly understand, because I have never purchased or set up something
like this. Any advice about brands, software, cost, etc. would be
appreciated. Thanks!
-Cass
Casandra Karl
Director
Mission Historical Museum
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