Hi Eric, Thanks for sharing the details of your research. If it helps, at our "small" museum, we would be unable to implement a traditional audioguide because we have no welcome/information desk to check-in/check-out the devices.
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 Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Emil Zak <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tamsen, > > Based on the info i got, it's doesn't really matter - the "traditional" > audio guide or mobile device based. The numbers are pretty similar. The > interesting thing, in huge museums (like Louvre) , traditional devices are > more popular, comparing with modern App (cellphone) based audioguides. I > assume it's simpler to monetize traditional audioguides... > > However, even in those museums, the audioguide covers just a tiny part of > the exhibition. I could understand the technical problem with cellphone > based guides, but in "traditional" (vendor based hardware) the only > explanation i could find is the content availability, or in other words - > budget. > > I want to understand if i am not missing something, or i do... > > Emil > > _______________________________________________ > 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]/ > >
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