I suggest you speak with Brad Larson, at Larson Media. He's wonderful to work with, and has developed some very user-friendly and affordable programs that are designed to gather first person narratives from visitors of all ages. http://www.larsmedia.com/ Melanie Perlman Baron Program Coordinator ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center 704-973-2783 -----Original Message----- From: Jake Kasper [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:25 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Audio and Video displays We are a design firm working with small and mid-sized museums. The company principles worked in a university museum for 15 years, and like most smaller facilities, they had very limited budgets. We are increasingly being asked to incorporate digital audio, visual, and interactive components into our designs. We want to be sure that these newer technologies are not too complex, costly or technically problematic for the museums we serve. For example; we are looking to use audio with first person narratives, potentially with a film showing the speaker, in one of our designs. We are curious if anyone has had working experience with any small firms that specialize in these types of presentations, particularly ones that you would recommend. We would be interested in hearing from you that you have found to be effective and what approaches didn't work so well for your audiences. Also, we are working on a travelling exhibit, so we are also interested in using sound and video stations that are portable and easily moved. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).