Week 5
Outline of Thesis Paper
Research
Initial Question: Why Museums (based on blog post 1)
Research Process & Plan
Initial investigation of museums & pop-up
Pivot to museums & technology topic
Conversations with 4 people
Findings
Thesis
Thesis statement/question: how does technology
Make museums and their content more approachable by curating a bespoke experience
Help transform museums into “participatory cultural institutions”
What is it?
Mobile web app comprised of three parts
How will it work?
Each part will tackle the different parts of the museum exhibit:
Pre-visit: recommendation + itinerary creator
During visit: scan works via QR code to learn more + save works
Post-visit: Room creator
Influences & Similar Works:
Cooper Hewitt Pen
AMNH Explorer App
Why?
Improve on the examples above
My attempt to help contribute to making a digital community regarding museums
Target audience:
Explorers
Experience seekers
Implementation Plan
Winter break
Spring semester
Bibliography/Sources
During the semester
Sources for winter break and onwards
I wasn't able to get a full-draft by this week due to other finals, but I got feedback on my outline from Kseniia.
Presentation v1
P.S. Unfortunately, I fell sick during this week so I was unable to go to class; I will practice and change my presentation accordingly on my own