Big Data Bugs - Investigating the design of Augmented Reality applications for museum exhibitions
Anastasia Globa, Callum Parker, Jude Philp, John Antonios · Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia · 2021
This paper presents a reflection on the co-design approach taken for designing a web-based and smartphone-augmented reality (AR) application (app) for a local museum exhibit on geo-located data for entomology specimens. The AR app allows visitors to spatially visualise insect specimens in-situ and view more detailed information through their own devices. The design of the app was guided by continuous input from curators of the museum to ensure it met their requirements. The contribution of this paper is two-fold: (1) design recommendations for AR apps created for museum exhibitions, which are derived from a focus group session with museum curators; and (2) considerations for co-designing AR apps in museum contexts, based on a reflection of the design process. This paper details the iterative co-design process that was adopted for the Big Data Bugs project and presents a short summary of results deriving from a focus group testing with museum curators.