Comments on: Exhibits Without Walls http://naisections.org/IM/2009/03/exhibits-without-walls/ A virtual workshop for exhibit developers and people who work with interpretive media. Brought to you by the NAI Interpretive Media Section. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh Hammari http://naisections.org/IM/2009/03/exhibits-without-walls/#comment-8 Josh Hammari Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:08:26 +0000 http://naisections.org/IM/IMtest/2009/02/interptech-connects-adapting-to-mobile-media-forums/#comment-8 Great article. It seems that, just like other technologies, mobile communication devices can either be abused or become great assets, and fighting against popular tools seems to decrease the chance of connecting with groups of people. However, I still ask the Scouts I volunteer with to leave their MP3 players in the car during hikes and engage each other and their natural surroundings. Perhaps my attitude would change if their toys were used to facilitate their engagement. The idea of controlling the message is interesting in contemporary society. There is so much information available through research and especially in opinion that many types of "experts" are sought after today if any do exist any longer. In the field of interpretation it seems that everyone becomes a type of expert once they have experienced a site, learned a history and felt a personal connection to resources. Great article. It seems that, just like other technologies, mobile communication devices can either be abused or become great assets, and fighting against popular tools seems to decrease the chance of connecting with groups of people. However, I still ask the Scouts I volunteer with to leave their MP3 players in the car during hikes and engage each other and their natural surroundings. Perhaps my attitude would change if their toys were used to facilitate their engagement.

The idea of controlling the message is interesting in contemporary society. There is so much information available through research and especially in opinion that many types of “experts” are sought after today if any do exist any longer. In the field of interpretation it seems that everyone becomes a type of expert once they have experienced a site, learned a history and felt a personal connection to resources.

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