Quando: Enabling Museum and Art Gallery Practitioners to Develop Interactive Digital Exhibits
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Museums and Art Galleries are challenged to inspire, engage and involve visitors by presenting their collections within physical exhibitions. Curators and exhibition professionals are increasingly telling stories using digital interactivity. This work introduces Quando, a visual programming based toolset that domain experts can use to create interactive exhibits. A small case study demonstrates the language in use at during an archaeological excavation. K eywords: V isual Programming; Museums; Programming E nvironments; E nd-user Programming
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