Class Project (Casual Learning Technologies ) - Winter 2011 - Project collaborators: Angela Pan Wong & Isabel Cheng
Skills: content development, user testing, Javascript, HTML, CSS
Rainforest Story is a mobile application that utilizes augmented reality to enhance the Cal Academy’s rainforest exhibit. The idea was based on our observation that while museum visits are engaging, they can also be full of missed educational opportunities when visitors don’t read exhibit cards or make the connections intended by exhibit designers. Specifically, we felt that in the rainforest exhibit, the story of the connectedness of creatures was lost because of the practical need to keep animals in separate display cases. We utilized the “just-in-time” and situated nature of mobile technology as a way to tell this story, help conceptually orient visitors, and enrich the museum experience.
My role in this project involved developing prototypes and content for our concept. I was involved in user testing and iteration of these prototypes, as well as developing wireframes for our final prototype.
Read more about Rainforest Story at the project website
