Collections Management iMu EMu’s self guided tours for iPods

Collections Management What does iMu do? Identifies where your selected objects are displayed in the museum Determines the best viewing sequence and the shortest path to each object Builds a podcast of the selected narratives interleaved with navigation instructions

Collections Management Ground Floor First Floor 1 2 3

Collections Management Ground Floor First Floor 1 2 3

Collections Management Ground Floor First Floor 1 2 3

Collections Management The museum needs to … Prepare iPod content (video and/or audio) of the narratives of displayed objects iPod content can be either or both: –Video – MP4 or M4V –Audio - MP3 or M4A with embedded still images (default)

Collections Management The museum needs to … Prepare iPod content for navigation around the museum: –From room to room in sequence –Shortcuts between rooms –To each display location in a room These navigation instructions are reusable for any exhibition

Collections Management Ground Floor First Floor

Collections Management Ground Floor First Floor

Collections Management

Collections Management Publishing Options Self guided tour for iPod (video or nano) Playlist for iPod (video or nano) Printed guided tour Printed catalog Extensible structure supports addition of new publishing options

Collections Management Still to do Save my tour for collection at the museum –Updating an iPod without taking control Share my tour –Teachers preparing a tour for their students –Museum offering pre-configured tours