Towards Advanced Interfaces for Citizen Curation
- 1. Design and Media Technology Alborg University, Denmark
- 2. The Open University Milton Keynes, UK
- 3. University of Turin, Italy
- 4. Aalto University, Finland Country
- 5. University of Haifa, Israel
- 6. ISTC-CNR, Rome, Italy
- 7. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- 8. University of Bologna, Italy
- 9. CNR ISPC, Rome, Italy
Description
The SPICE project builds on the growing trend for museums, rather
than providing an authoritative view, to present multiple voices
related to their collection and exhibitions. In SPICE, an approach
we term citizen curation is proposed as a way of supporting visitors
to share their own interpretations of museum objects and reflect on
the variety of interpretations contributed by others. In order to
capture a wide range of voices, interfaces will be designed
specifically to engage minority groups that tend to be underrepresented in cultural activities. To achieve this goal, the interface
will need to be intuitive, aesthetic and accessible for different
audiences. The paper presents the challenges we face and initial
proposals for engaging visitors in citizen curation.