Hi. I am Barry Joseph.
I am formerly the VP of Digital Experience at the Girl Scouts of the USA and Associate Director For Digital Learning at the American Museum of Natural History.
When I began at the Museum I used this blog to talk about my adventures, exploring issues related to digital media and museum-based learning. I featured original interviews, thought pieces, and highlights from my work and those of my colleagues at the AMNH.
Starting in 2020, with the launch of Barry Joseph Consultancy, LLC, I turned this blog into a place to explore digital engagement writ large.
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The 3rd Month of #scienceFTW: Pterosaurs!
When I last posted about our first two months #scienceFTW (October and November) I broke it down by session. Now I will shift our focus to the discrete monthly projects, with December focusing on the exciting development of a card … Continue reading
The 3rd Month of #scienceFTW: Pterosaurs!
When I last posted about our first two months #scienceFTW (October and November) I broke it down by session. Now I will shift our focus to the discrete monthly projects, with December focusing on the exciting development of a card … Continue reading
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Great article in Gizmodo on our plans to scan AMNH Pterosaurs
Last week Gizomdo published this great behind the scenes look at our current efforts to digitize the museum’s pterosaur collection. [Note: I already posted this but somehow it disappeared, so here’s a new version] I am confident I never said … Continue reading
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Twenty Years of Games For Change
Twenty years ago, I was part of a wonderful collection of people who, together, created Games For Change. Tomorrow begins an incredible week in which what was once a half-day affair with a few dozen will now be spread over … Continue reading
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Sneak peak at cover for my upcoming book on museum design
Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums takes the reader behind the scenes to learn how the American Museum of Natural History innovates visitor digital engagement, highlighting design techniques used both there and at museums around the … Continue reading
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MuseumNext Presentation 1: Looking at Gaming in Museums
This week I had the honor of presenting not once but twice at a MuseumNext conference. A year ago I wrote here about how I used Clubhouse to make connections at a MuseumNext; then last fall I wrote here about … Continue reading
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Invitation to be an early reader on my 2022 book on digital design in museums
If you haven’t heard, I have a book coming out next year on digital design in museums (from the American Alliance of Museums with Rowman & Littlefield in August, 2022). Having recently completed my first draft, I am now looking … Continue reading
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A new interview with me on Museum 2.0 about games and museums
I was thrilled recently when Seema Rao, who took over management of the incomparable blog Museum 2.0 last year from Nina Simon, invited me to chat with her about museums and games. As you’ll see below in this re-post, it … Continue reading
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Introducing My New Position at the American Museum of Natural History
On October 5th, 2012, I began working in the Education department at the American Museum of Natural History, as their new Associate Director of Digital Learning. It has been an incredible four years. Now, as I move into a new … Continue reading
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Coverage in Vice’s Motherboard: “How Games Are Changing the Museum Experience”
We’re appreciative of Becky Ferreira‘s recent coverage in Vice’s Motherboard of a variety of efforts around AMNH to explore how games can enhance the visitor experience – from exhibit-based interactives (Flap Like a Pterosaurs), Hall-based games (MicroRangers), to tabletop gaming … Continue reading
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