Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 16, 2007

Sure, it's social, but people stick to their own "pods"--families, teens, adults--and don't diverge or merge. It's also a reason that people will game with strangers; in that case, the games' rules form the partial barrier that facilitates social interaction. Step 3: a successful "five" is given. Why does this happen?

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Museum Participatory Teen Game 20

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. I learned about game design, theme park design, video production, script-writing, show programming, and air compressors, working with cranks and fire marshals and brilliant folks of all kinds.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

There was a wonderful example at the Ontario Science Center in their Hot Zone area, which features several voting and commenting kiosks popular with teens. The Signtific game does this virtually by encouraging players to respond to each other by "following up" on other players' entries.

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Design Goal Difference Platform 31

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

Several libraries have started to offer gaming nights where you can drink soda and play Wii to your heart's content. Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?”

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Museum Hosting Model Community 22

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. We have a pool table, shuffle board, juke box and have been known to have very loud dice games. Tags: participatory museum inclusion comfort. We are a work in progress and open to hearing opinions so speak up.

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Community Museum San Diego San Francisco 22

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2012

A group in their late teens/early 20s were wandering through the museumwide exhibition on love. They were in a playful mood, talking about the objects, playing the games, responding on the comment boards. When I walked by the first time, the teens were collaging and Kyle and Stacey were talking. Next time, everyone was talking.

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Community Teen Build Social 42

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. There's been a lot of innovation in arts programming in the last few years.

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Arts Museum Music Calendar 50

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

In many museums, comment cards are currently the most "participatory" part of the visitor experience. It may be useful if you want to ask "What kind of teen programs should our museum offer?" It's the one place where visitors can offer direct, open-ended feedback on the institution's content and services.

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Comment Tools Museum Conversation 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2016

Teens advocating for all-gender bathrooms. That means offering clear, visible, appealing participatory experiences that enhance the destination experience. First, through large crowd events (think political rally or pro sports game), where numbers work for you to build a sense of shared identity. Printmakers leading workshops.

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Community Museum Local Participatory 20