Hi Floyd, We are about to launch (in December) our first cell phone tour of an exhibition. In researching the options, we decided that creating a web-based app was the best solution for us. Since the cell phone tour is for an exhibition on view for a limited time, we did not see how we could communicate the value of downloading an app to their phones.
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, a traditional app would not be as accessible to as many visitors, as many of the 'affordable' options are for iPhones only. The vendor we selected also has a dial-in feature for visitors without smartphones. Since our audience has a significant older population, this was not an insignificant consideration. Hope this is helpful. Best, -- Tamsen Young Museum Digital Media and Strategic Initiatives Manager The Museum at FIT New York City 212.217.4547 www.fitnyc.edu/museum Visit our collections online <http://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/> | Find us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/TheMuseumAtFIT> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/museumatFIT> | Instagram <https://instagram.com/museumatfit/> <https://twitter.com/museumatFIT> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Sweeting III, Floyd <sweet...@frick.org> wrote: > Colleagues, > > Can you share your thoughts regarding the use of an App as opposed to > using a Responsive Web site as part of the visitor experience? > > Also how you feel about downloading content to personal devices rather > than just accessing live online? > > Thanks, > > Floyd Thomas Sweeting III > Head, Technology & Digital Media > > THE FRICK COLLECTION > 1 East 70th Street > New York, NY 10021 > > (212) 547-6889 tel > (212) 547-0708 fax > > www.frick.org > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any > computer. > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > >
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