Comments on: Picasso iPod Audio Tour Post Mortem http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/ Just another Walker Blogs weblog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kevin http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-659 Kevin Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:12:43 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-659 Great thread of comments. We provide the platform for cell phone tours. While you may not get CD quality audio, the cpt solution eliminates some of the drawbacks of the iPod solution: no equipment investment, no add'l staffing ours to charge, deploy, sanitize etc. kdooley@oncellsystems for more detail. Great thread of comments. We provide the platform for cell phone tours. While you may not get CD quality audio, the cpt solution eliminates some of the drawbacks of the iPod solution: no equipment investment, no add’l staffing ours to charge, deploy, sanitize etc. kdooley@oncellsystems for more detail.

]]> By: Sarah http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-658 Sarah Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:43:20 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-658 We are a privately owned stately home in Ireland. We currently do self guided tours through the house the oldfashioned way. People have to read! I am looking into multi lingual audio tours. Could anyone give me any cost effective ideas.(we are on a budget) Would ipods be easy to use and record? Or are professional walk around audio sticks the only answer. We are a privately owned stately home in Ireland. We currently do self guided tours through the house the oldfashioned way. People have to read!

I am looking into multi lingual audio tours. Could anyone give me any cost effective ideas.(we are on a budget) Would ipods be easy to use and record? Or are professional walk around audio sticks the only answer.

]]> By: iPod Music Downloads http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-92 iPod Music Downloads Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:20:00 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-92 The ipod were really great and should help to enhance the visitors' experience to the exhibition. There's actually so many things you can do with your ipod and the list is actually endless. Do share with us your experience on how the thing managed to work out. It's sure interesting. The ipod were really great and should help to enhance the visitors’ experience to the exhibition. There’s actually so many things you can do with your ipod and the list is actually endless. Do share with us your experience on how the thing managed to work out. It’s sure interesting.

]]> By: Lou Gallagher http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-91 Lou Gallagher Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:43:40 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-91 @ Brent/Chris: Given the fact that creating an ipod video tour -- essentially producing a short television documentary -- would be significantly more expensive than creating an audio tour, are museums, which I'm guessing would be unable to finance most productions going forward, be amenable to the idea of imbedded sponsorship/advertising? Thanks, Lou @ Brent/Chris:

Given the fact that creating an ipod video tour — essentially producing a short television documentary — would be significantly more expensive than creating an audio tour, are museums, which I’m guessing would be unable to finance most productions going forward, be amenable to the idea of imbedded sponsorship/advertising?

Thanks,

Lou

]]> By: joe lackner http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-84 joe lackner Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:04:45 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-84 @ brent: thanks for your input. we're still in the planning phase of using the tour system. i think getting a set of ipod touches & using a safari optimized site with .mov files will be the best bet whenever they are within wifi range. the main issue with that is the tour will cover an entire historic downtown district... hrm... preloading will still be optimal. thanks again! @ brent: thanks for your input. we’re still in the planning phase of using the tour system. i think getting a set of ipod touches & using a safari optimized site with .mov files will be the best bet whenever they are within wifi range. the main issue with that is the tour will cover an entire historic downtown district…

hrm… preloading will still be optimal. thanks again!

]]> By: Brent Gustafson http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-89 Brent Gustafson Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:41:06 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-89 @Joe: You can't really build a docking station and let people connect to it for various reasons (the worst of which is potentially reformatting their iPod). The best you can do currently is let people download the tour before they come, or rent out iPods you preload with your content. With the new iPod Touch it's also possible to have them download a podcast when they are in the gallery, which, as time goes on and Apple adds this feature to all iPods, will probably be the preferred method. @Chris: The App being worked on probably isn't what you're thinking. It's not related to audio tours at all. Though I do have ideas for those as well in the future. I'll post more when it's appropriate. @Joe: You can’t really build a docking station and let people connect to it for various reasons (the worst of which is potentially reformatting their iPod). The best you can do currently is let people download the tour before they come, or rent out iPods you preload with your content. With the new iPod Touch it’s also possible to have them download a podcast when they are in the gallery, which, as time goes on and Apple adds this feature to all iPods, will probably be the preferred method.

@Chris: The App being worked on probably isn’t what you’re thinking. It’s not related to audio tours at all. Though I do have ideas for those as well in the future. I’ll post more when it’s appropriate.

]]> By: Chris Alexander http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-87 Chris Alexander Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:48:37 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-87 Brent, Interesting write up. As you may already know here at the San Jose Museum of art we have been checking out iPods for about two years now. We have encountered a lot of similar issues. I am also intrigued by your last paragraph for obvious reasons. We have already developed a prototype multimedia tour around a few permanent collection works. It is barebones right now with a few quirks that need to be worked out. It works best with a wifi connection and is only optimized for the iPhone and the Touch. Check it out here: <a href="http://www.sjmusart.org/iphone" rel="nofollow">www.sjmusart.org/iphone</a> I'll contact you at your email address. Best regards, Chris Brent,

Interesting write up. As you may already know here at the San Jose Museum of art we have been checking out iPods for about two years now. We have encountered a lot of similar issues.

I am also intrigued by your last paragraph for obvious reasons. We have already developed a prototype multimedia tour around a few permanent collection works. It is barebones right now with a few quirks that need to be worked out. It works best with a wifi connection and is only optimized for the iPhone and the Touch. Check it out here:

http://www.sjmusart.org/iphone

I’ll contact you at your email address.

Best regards,

Chris

]]> By: joe lackner http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-90 joe lackner Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:19:45 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-90 greetings, i stumbled upon your blog because i'm working on an upcoming project that will be using ipod's for video & audio tours. i'd love to hear about thr ipod touch app you are working on, and if i can help in any manner. also, i'm trying to understand the best route for "uploading" content to a users ipod without wiping it. ultimately, we'd like to allow users to bring their own ipod, or "rent" if they don't have one. thanks + good luck. digging the site, i'll be sure to stick around. greetings, i stumbled upon your blog because i’m working on an upcoming project that will be using ipod’s for video & audio tours.

i’d love to hear about thr ipod touch app you are working on, and if i can help in any manner.

also, i’m trying to understand the best route for “uploading” content to a users ipod without wiping it. ultimately, we’d like to allow users to bring their own ipod, or “rent” if they don’t have one.

thanks + good luck. digging the site, i’ll be sure to stick around.

]]> By: New Media Initiatives Blog » Picasso iPods part 2 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-86 New Media Initiatives Blog » Picasso iPods part 2 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:58:00 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-86 [...] beat me to the punch with his Picasso iPod post. Much to learn from this project which gave us an opportunity to compare the same tour on iPods and [...] [...] beat me to the punch with his Picasso iPod post. Much to learn from this project which gave us an opportunity to compare the same tour on iPods and [...]

]]> By: Matt http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/#comment-85 Matt Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:13:34 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post-mortem/#comment-85 The iPods were an essential component of the experience for me -- I saw the exhibit in three trips, and checked out one of the iPods each time. I appreciate tremendously the amount of thought and effort you put into the interface. (And yes, given the choice, I used the over-the-ear headphones.) Previously, I'd dialed into Art on Call, and I started off trying that on my first trip into the exhibit. Using the iPods was much more straightforward and much less intrusive. In an exhibit like this one, where the richness of the juxtaposed images can't fully be appreciated without knowledge of the historical context, the audio tours are vital. Thanks. The iPods were an essential component of the experience for me — I saw the exhibit in three trips, and checked out one of the iPods each time. I appreciate tremendously the amount of thought and effort you put into the interface. (And yes, given the choice, I used the over-the-ear headphones.) Previously, I’d dialed into Art on Call, and I started off trying that on my first trip into the exhibit. Using the iPods was much more straightforward and much less intrusive. In an exhibit like this one, where the richness of the juxtaposed images can’t fully be appreciated without knowledge of the historical context, the audio tours are vital. Thanks.

]]>