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Revisiting the visit:: understanding how technology can shape the museum visit

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Rebecca E. Grinter,

Margaret H. Szymanski,

James D. Thornton,

Allison Woodruff,

Amy HurstAuthors Info & Claims

CSCW '02: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work

Pages 146 - 155

https://doi.org/10.1145/587078.587100

Published: 16 November 2002 Publication History

Abstract

This paper reports findings from a study of how a guidebook was used by pairs of visitors touring a historic house. We describe how the guidebook was incorporated into their visit in four ways: shared listening, independent use, following one another, and checking in on each other. We discuss how individual and groupware features were adopted in support of different visiting experiences, and illustrate how that adoption was influenced by social relationships, the nature of the current visit, and any museum visiting strategies that the couples had. Finally, we describe how the guidebook facilitated awareness between couples, and how awareness of non-guidebook users (strangers) influenced use.

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