MyRun: balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform

Rachel Clarke; John Vines; Peter Wright; Tom Bartindale; John Shearer; John McCarthy; Patrick Olivier

doi:10.1145/2783446.2783569

MyRun: balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform

Rachel Clarke, John Vines, Peter Wright, Tom Bartindale, John Shearer, John McCarthy, Patrick Olivier

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Abstract

Cultural organisations are increasingly looking towards using digital technologies to supplement, augment and extend visitors' experiences of exhibits and museums. In this paper, we describe the design and evaluation of MyRun, a 'participatory platform' for a museum. Our goal with MyRun was to use experience-centered design principles of reflecting, recounting and openness as a basis for engaging visitors in sharing stories about experiences related to a nationally significant cultural event. We undertook a qualitative evaluation of the system based upon observations of its use, the contributions visitors made to the platform, and interviews with 10 visitors. We discuss how visitors approached MyRun, contributed and browsed stories, and the challenges associated with the expectations visitors and curators placed on cultural exhibits. We close by identifying a series of design opportunities for future participatory platforms in museum settings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	British HCI 2015 - Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015
Subtitle of host publication	July 13-17, 2015 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
Editors	Shaun Lawson, Patrick Dickinson, Patrick Olivier, Derek Foster, Conor Linehan, Ben Kirman, Dan O’Hara, Sue Jamison-Powell, Obinna Ajuruchi, Duncan Rowland, Abigail Durrant, Rachel Clarke
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	212-221
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450336437
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783569
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	British Computer Society Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2015 - Lincoln, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Jul 2015 → 17 Jul 2015 https://british-hci2015.org/

Conference

Conference	British Computer Society Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2015
Abbreviated title	HCI 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Lincoln
Period	13/07/15 → 17/07/15
Internet address	https://british-hci2015.org/

Keywords

Curation
Experience-centered design
Museums
Openness
Participatory platforms

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Clarke, R., Vines, J., Wright, P., Bartindale, T., Shearer, J., McCarthy, J., & Olivier, P. (2015). MyRun: balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform. In S. Lawson, P. Dickinson, P. Olivier, D. Foster, C. Linehan, B. Kirman, D. O’Hara, S. Jamison-Powell, O. Ajuruchi, D. Rowland, A. Durrant, & R. Clarke (Eds.), British HCI 2015 - Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015: July 13-17, 2015 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK (pp. 212-221). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783569

Clarke, Rachel ; Vines, John ; Wright, Peter et al. / MyRun : balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform. British HCI 2015 - Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015: July 13-17, 2015 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. editor / Shaun Lawson ; Patrick Dickinson ; Patrick Olivier ; Derek Foster ; Conor Linehan ; Ben Kirman ; Dan O’Hara ; Sue Jamison-Powell ; Obinna Ajuruchi ; Duncan Rowland ; Abigail Durrant ; Rachel Clarke. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2015. pp. 212-221

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Clarke, R, Vines, J, Wright, P, Bartindale, T, Shearer, J, McCarthy, J & Olivier, P 2015, MyRun: balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform. in S Lawson, P Dickinson, P Olivier, D Foster, C Linehan, B Kirman, D O’Hara, S Jamison-Powell, O Ajuruchi, D Rowland, A Durrant & R Clarke (eds), British HCI 2015 - Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015: July 13-17, 2015 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 212-221, British Computer Society Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2015, Lincoln, United Kingdom, 13/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783569

MyRun: balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform. / Clarke, Rachel; Vines, John; Wright, Peter et al.
British HCI 2015 - Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015: July 13-17, 2015 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. ed. / Shaun Lawson; Patrick Dickinson; Patrick Olivier; Derek Foster; Conor Linehan; Ben Kirman; Dan O’Hara; Sue Jamison-Powell; Obinna Ajuruchi; Duncan Rowland; Abigail Durrant; Rachel Clarke. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2015. p. 212-221.

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Clarke R, Vines J, Wright P, Bartindale T, Shearer J, McCarthy J et al. MyRun: balancing design for reflection, recounting and openness in a museum-based participatory platform. In Lawson S, Dickinson P, Olivier P, Foster D, Linehan C, Kirman B, O’Hara D, Jamison-Powell S, Ajuruchi O, Rowland D, Durrant A, Clarke R, editors, British HCI 2015 - Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015: July 13-17, 2015 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2015. p. 212-221 doi: 10.1145/2783446.2783569

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