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Using Mobile VR to Convey WONDER: An Interview with Sara Snyder, the Chief of the Media and Technology Office at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Barry

Below is my most recent post on DMLcentral. You can read it here or just continue below: Last year I was gob-smacked on a trip to D.C. by the temporary WONDER exhibit at the Renwick Gallery (and wrote about it … Continue reading →

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Does Digital Media Have A Place in a Hands-On Science Learning Space: An Interview with Rebecca Bray on the National Museum of Natural History’s Q?rius

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Barry

  Below is a re-blog of my most recent post on DMLcentral. Rebecca Bray is the Chief of Experience Development at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. I reached out to her to learn about how … Continue reading →

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A Series of Epistolary Romances: Games and Museums

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Barry

Last year I received a rather unusual request: Would I have a conversation with my friend and colleague James Collins – over many months, like letters sent in days of old – and then publicly share it, inviting others to … Continue reading →

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Skin in the Game: evaluating augmented reality in the Smithsonian Bone Hall

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Barry

Last month at the annual AAM conference, this year in D.C., I had the pleasure to present on the use of augmented reality in museums with Diana Marques, who spoke about her research developing an app for the Smithsonian’s National … Continue reading →

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Dancing with WONDER at the Renwick Gallery

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Barry

When I think about “interactivity” in the design of museum experiences – something I desire as both a patron and as an educator – I tend to think about my desire to interact by touching or manipulating in some way … Continue reading →

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How Games Transform Museum Experience: An Interview with the Smithsonian’s James Collins

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Barry

Below is an interview I did for my column on DMLcentral. Click here to read it or scroll down below. Officially, James Collins is the Digital Media Project Manager at the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, working across … Continue reading →

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Has the @CooperHewitt Pen Turned Museums into Libraries? A Visit to the Renovated Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Barry

If you haven’t heard about the new Pen at the renovated Cooper-Hewitt, it’s all the buzz in the museum world. It’s the tool that changed a traditional museum into a leading model for the digital age. As it turns out, … Continue reading →

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Google Glass and Museum-based Learning: A Day in D.C.

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Barry

I don’t know much about Google Glass. I don’t own a pair. But I am fascinated by how electronic wearables, augmented reality, and cloud-based mobile computing are changing how we interact with the people and places in our lives. To … Continue reading →

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Raising the Bar: The Launch of Smithsonian’s X 3D

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Barry

The bar has just been raised. Someone had to step up and plant a stake in the ground, carrying the banner for the role of digital fabrication in Museums. Today, the Smithsonian has stepped into that role, with its rallying … Continue reading →

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A Critique of the Zoo App Shutterbugs, or “On Second Thought, Maybe This App Doesn’t Suck”…

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Barry

I write this post in part as an apology, in part to remind me not to repeat the error, and in part (and this is why it is public) to explore with you some fascinating lessons that can be learned … Continue reading →

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