Mobile technologies in public places

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Mobile technologies in public places Austin, Terry

Abstract

Thesis: How are parks, museums, and other public institutions integrating new mobile technologies in order to promote the use of these areas and enhance user experience? Recommendations: 1. QR codes should be integrated into existing signage in Lynn Canyon Park to enhance visitor experience. 2. QR codes be used to enhance the scavenger hunt experience Conclusions: Two key questions should be asked before implementing new technologies into our parks: • Do these devices take away from the experience by pulling people out of content with the environment around them? • Are they more a distraction than an aid?

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Title	Mobile technologies in public places
Creator	Austin, Terry
Date Issued	2012-04-04
Description	Thesis: How are parks, museums, and other public institutions integrating new mobile technologies in order to promote the use of these areas and enhance user experience? Recommendations: 1. QR codes should be integrated into existing signage in Lynn Canyon Park to enhance visitor experience. 2. QR codes be used to enhance the scavenger hunt experience Conclusions: Two key questions should be asked before implementing new technologies into our parks: • Do these devices take away from the experience by pulling people out of content with the environment around them? • Are they more a distraction than an aid?
Genre	Report
Type	Text
Language	eng
Series	University of British Columbia. GEOG 419
Date Available	2012-05-24
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0103545
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42373
Affiliation	Arts, Faculty of; Geography, Department of
Campus	UBCV
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Undergraduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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