Incorporating Handheld Computers into a Public Science Center: A Design Research Study

Keywords

Visitor pattern, Mobile device, Personalization, Computer science, Center (category theory)

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• Nga Wahi Ipurangi - Digital PlacesAlan Howard Reilly — 2013
• Using Technology to Educate Zoo Visitors About ConservationBonnie M. Perdue, Tara S. Stoinski, Terry L. Maple — 2012
• Visitor Motivations Across Three Informal Education Institutions: An Application of the Identity-Related Visitor Motivation ModelShawn Rowe, Abby Nickels — 2011
• Making an Aquarium Environment Interactive: A Design Research Analysis of Exhibit Design ProcessesW. Hanshumaker — 2010
• Mobile device use at festivals: opportunities for value creationChristine M. Van Winkle, Amanda Cairns, Kelly J. MacKay — 2016
• Supporting Observing-on-the-Move with Proximity-Based Technology: Designing for Children’s Scientific Observations OutdoorsSusan M. Land, Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Chris Millet — 2020
• Integrating Mobile Computers into Informal Science EducationH. Zimmerman, Susan M. Land — 2017

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