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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8501-6348

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Conference Object

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Computer Sciences | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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DIS '17 Companion: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems. Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. Copyrights for third-party components of this work must be honored. For all other uses, contact the Owner/Author.

Abstract

In this paper we present PuzzleBeo, an interactive installation that comprises of a computer mediated jigsaw puzzle and multimodal display to engage children with museum exhibits in a fun and playful manner. PuzzleBeo is designed to allow children to construct stories within a maritime museum located in south coast of Ireland. The aim here is to augment traditional analogue games with digital technology to enhance children’s experience of the museum while also stimulating their curiosity in the presented stories. In the following we describe the design rationale and technical implementation of the installation, which is based on creating an inviting and engaging environment that supports individuals and group interaction. Furthermore we present initial observations on user experience through a series of evaluations that were conducted in the museum.

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