Learning from interactive museum installations about interaction design for public settings

This paper reports on the evaluation of a digitallyaugmented exhibition on the history of modern media. We discuss visitors’ interaction with installations and corresponding interaction design issues, drawing on results from analysis of logfiles, interviews, and observation in the museum. We see this as an exploration into interaction design of interactive installations for public settings, using the evaluation as a case study on what makes an installation engaging and how it can provide an engaging experience for groups. Author Keywords installations; interaction design; user experience; field study; public settings; physical interfaces; groups ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): Miscellaneous.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: OZCHI
• Authors: Eva Hornecker, Matthias Stifter
• Keywords: Computer Human Interaction, Interaction Design, Interaction Design Issues, OZCHI 2006, Public Settings