In this week, we are exploring the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street.
The goal of the two exploration weeks is to give you more practice in thinking and applying concepts from the course to real world contexts, and to shift your focus from the digital to the physical world.
(Some key vocabulary: An exhibit is something that is exhibited in a Gallery, or an exhibition. It can be as large as the dinosaur skeleton, and as small as a ring.)
There are 11 tasks in total. You should choose any three of these tasks and complete them. Once you have completed the tasks, you should do the quiz and the questions and comments. If you like, you can post your observations to Top Hat, but you don’t have to. Nine tasks are strictly for the course, two are linked to a Masters project.
The first three look at wayfinding – how do you find the exhibits or galleries or exhibitions you are looking for? The second three look at the things that are being exhibited. How can you interact with them? How do you explore them? The third three look at your experience of the museum as a visitor. What can you learn? How do you learn it? Could you find inspiration for your coursework here?
The final two tasks are linked to the Advanced Masters thesis of Alejandra Grandón Gutierrez, one of your classmates. If you do these tasks, you are taking part in Alejandra’s user research for her dissertation. Alejandra has Ethical Approval for this research from Edinburgh College of Art.
I will be physically at the Museum from 11-3 on Wednesday, in the foyer of the National Museum or the small cafe in the National Museum foyer, to answer questions and help.