Практика використання інтерактивних мультимедіа інсталяцій у сфері музейної справи

The purpose of the study is to analyze modern interactive multimedia installations that function in the museum environment in the process of working on artistic interactive and educational media projects. The research is devoted to the theoretical and methodological principles of use of interactive multimedia installations in the activities of museum institutions. Methodology. The selection of the actual material was based on the general scientific methods of visualization, analysis and synthesis, comparison and generalization; methods of system analysis, comprehensiveness, objectivity and retrospective were used precisely, when studying innovative systems that function within museum institutions. In the process of presenting the main provisions of the article system-structural and statistical- analytical, comparative and descriptive methods were used. Scientific novelty. For a thorough research of the modern activity of the museum industry through the prism of introduction of interactive installations, the authors have studied the conceptual approaches to hardware and software design of interactive multimedia projects in museums. They have developed their own interactive and educational multimedia project "The Pantheon of Prominent Ukrainians". Conclusions. The factors of using innovative multimedia installations were determined. The importance of information technologies for the development of modern museum expositions wasemphasized.Целью исследования является анализ современных интерактивных мультимедийных инсталляций, функционирующих в музейной среде в процессе работы над художественными интерактивно-образовательным медиа проектами. Исследование посвящено теоретико-методологическим основам использования интерактив-ных мультимедийных инсталляций в деятельности музейных учреждений. Методология исследования. Отбор фактического материала основывался на общенаучных методах визуализации анализа и синтеза, сравнения и обобщения; метод системного анализа, всесторонности, объективности и ретроспективы, были использованы именно при изучении инновационных систем, функционирующих в сфере музейных учреждений. В процессе из-ложения основных положений статьи использовались системно-структурный, статистическо-аналитический, сра-внительный и описательный методы. Научная новизна. Для исследования современной деятельности музейной отрасли сквозь призму введения интерактивных инсталляций были изучены концептуальные подходы к аппарат-но-программному оформления интерактивных мультимедиа проектов в музеях. Разработан собственный интера-ктивно-образовательный мультимедиа проект "Пантеон выдающихся украинцев". Выводы. Определены факторы использования инновационных мультимедийных инсталляций. Подчеркнуто значение информационных тех-нологий для развития современных музейных экспозицийМетою дослідження є аналіз сучасних інтерактивних мультимедійних інсталяцій, що функціонують у музейному середовищі у процесі роботи над художніми інтерактивно-освітніми медіа-проектами. Дослідження присвячено теоретико-методологічним засадам використання інтерактивних мультимедійних інсталяцій в діяльності музейних установ. Методологія дослідження. Добір фактичного матеріалу ґрунтувався на основі загальнонаукових методів візуалізації, аналізу і синтезу, порівняння та узагальнення ; метод системного аналізу, всебічності, об’єктивності та ретроспективи, було використано саме під час вивчення інноваційних систем, що функціонують в середовищі музейних установ. У процесі викладу основних положень статті використовувалися системно-структурний, статистично-аналітичний, порівняльний та описовий методи. Наукова новизна. Для ґрунтовного дослідження сучасної діяльності музейної галузі через призму запровадження інтерактивних інсталяцій були вивчені концептуальні підходи до апаратно-програмного оформлення інтерактивних мультимедіа проектів в музеях. Розроблено власний інтерактивно-освітній мультимедіа проект "Пантеон визначних українців ". Висновки. Визна-чено фактори використання інноваційних мультимедійних інсталяцій. Підкреслено значення інформаційних тех-нологій для розвитку сучасних музейних експозицій

Layered evaluation of interactive adaptive systems : framework and formative methods

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