Gestural interaction in museums
“A proposal for an upcoming Canadian Museum for Human Rights suggests a wide range of advanced interactive technologies, including “a gesture-responsive wall full of factual information that will work in a fashion SIMILAR TO NINTENDO WII technology,” according to a report in the Edmonton Journal. “With a simple swipe of the hand in the air, visitors will be able to turn virtual pages.” You won’t even have to remember what you saw: “Visitors will be given a ‘human rights key’ that will provide a digital recollection of their experiences that they can later take home.” The museum is scheduled to open in four years in Winnipeg.”
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You don’t need a very complex interactive setup to turn heads. I visited the Ludwig museum in Cologne in April and there was an installation where you made part of it visible by clapping, which turned on light on otherwise dark parts. The ‘art’ itself was not worth mentioning; the effects is. By clapping and stamping you attract the attention of other visitors, they’ll look at you like you don’t respect the museum. Fun!
The linked-to article is subscription only. Any idea who is the museum designer pushing for the gestural interface?