Hi George, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) worked with FlowVella to resolve the issues we ran into running the iBooks in Guided Access mode. The current solution from FlowVella has been working well for us.
I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. AJith __________________________ AJith Gunaratne IT Solutions Architect Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service T 202.633.3179 | F 202.633.5347 Mail: PO Box 37012, MRC 941, Washington, DC 20013-7012 Deliveries: 470 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 7103, Washington, DC 20024 Stay in touch with SITES: comment, friend, follow, view: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Flickr | Instagram | Mobile Apps | Blogs -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brent Brookler Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 12:36 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Displaying eBook on touch screen or iPad Hi George I hate to be too self promoting, but our company, FlowVella, has a an effective solution for these kind of interactives. Here is a recent article in Fast Company about our software being used by the Smithsonian's *Star Wars: Power of Costume* exhibit at the EMP Museum in Seattle: http://www.fastcompany.com/3047908/the-force-is-strong-with-this-one-a-new-star-wars-exhibit-brings-digital-detail-to-analog-ar They actually were using iBooks but needed to change and adopted our solution per a recommendation by EMP Museum. Here is a quote from the article: "Initially, SITES used Apple's iBooks to create these presentations, but found that workaround to be buggy and too easy for visitors—many of whom are kids—to mess with. By contrast, FlowVella's software creates more tamper-proof presentations that are less prone to crashing." And here is an overview on our solution: http://flowvel.la/ipad-kiosks-for-museums We are in the midst of launching several other FlowVella powered exhibits. FlowVella is now a member of the AAM and will be attending MCN 2015 in Minneapolis and are working to optimize our solution for exhibits and museums. If you'd like any more information or would like to discuss, we would welcome the opportunity. Thanks and have a great week! - Brent FlowVella +1.206.650.5170 [email protected] http://FlowVella.com <https://t.yesware.com/tl/ab1a1acc7912ca56c7d1ed236b9a76d87c79dff6/1871181a6fbbe993803e29ace91bd7b1/f2cb76dbba8bbed7ba24f159052ad5f5?ytl=http%3A%2F%2FFlowVella.com> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 8:42 AM, George Scharoun <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone had experience presenting an eBook (iBook format) on a > public-facing touch screen or iPad? So far none of the options I’ve > looked into are very good. > iBooks on the Mac relies heavily on mouse-over, and iBooks on the iPad > can’t be locked down to a specific book, allowing access to the Book > store even in Guided Access mode. > > Any advice is most welcome. > > Thanks, > George > > –– > > GEORGE SCHAROUN > Technical Producer, Gallery Media > Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > [email protected] | 617-369-3512 > http://www.mfa.org > > _______________________________________________ > 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: [email protected] > > 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/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ 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: [email protected] 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/[email protected]/
