I'm not doing front-end products in my current role, but back in 2014, I opined thus after having attended MuseumNext: http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/digital-media/museumnext2014-apps-v-web It's not especially enlightening :)
In short though, it epends on what your business aim is when making a customer product. Start with user stories and see what suits it best, I'd suggest. That should include staff users too if you consider strategic business intelligence gathering as part of the function of a digital service, as well as the front-end experience (which of course you should) Andrew Lewis | Data and Insights Architect | Technology Solutions | Natural History Museum | Cromwell Road | London | SW7 5BD Tel: 020 7942 6134 | Email:andrew.le...@nhm.ac.uk -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Matt Morgan Sent: 28 October 2016 19:04 To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] THoughts about App vs. Responsive Web site? For this question, are you talking about on the visitor's own devices? Others may have data on this, where I just have opinions/experience, but a) getting most people to use anything takes effort b) getting anyone to install and use an app takes a LOT of effort. If you're talking about the loaner devices, an app still makes certain things easier, especially related to offline, controls, screen real estate, that kind of thing. But if you have pervasive good connections and a staff that's more skilled in webapps, that could tip the balance in that direction. Also, for most of us, web dev still makes experimentation, deployment, and iteration easier. --Matt On 10/28/2016 12:56 PM, Sweeting III, Floyd 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/ _______________________________________________ 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/
