The effects of interactive versus passive digital media on museum learning

• Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Juliana Aida, Kassim, Puteri Shireen Jahn, Mahmud, Murni
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/9862/1/JU.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/9862/; http://www.icoci.cms.net.my/icoci2011/home.asp

This paper demonstrates a comparative study of three modes of digital media exhibits (high-interactive VR, passive video, and low-interactive kiosk). This study attempts to compare the effects of the participating digital media towards visitors' learning outcomes and to determine visitors' perception on their learning experience upon using one of these exhibits. The content of these exhibits focuses on historical and architectural information of a UNESCO World Heritage Site Fatehpur Sikri which majority participants were hardly went there and not even heard of it.This study attempts to perform experimental method with the use of designated tasks, short-term memory recall, questionnaire, and interview in the real museum settings to obtain real users' comments and feedback.The following section of this paper continues to describe the participating digital media.The subsequent section demonstrates the experimental design and procedures. It then presents the results and further discusses the findings. Finally, this paper concludes based on significant findings and proposes possible future research direction.