Museum Touchscreen Custom Application Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, D.C

Museum TouchscreenCustom Application

Walter Reed Army Medical CenterWashington, D.C.

The Challenge

• Create a touchscreen system that would…– Deliver graphics and/or video clips of exhibit

related materials– Provide text descriptions of exhibits– Allow the museum full control over

touchscreen content– Make it affordable!

Touchscreen Kiosk in theMedical Diagnostic and Treatment Technology

Exhibit

The museum visitor is greeted with an animation encouraging him to touch the screen

The museum visitor is greeted with an animation encouraging him to touch the screen

Touching the screen will…

Present the visitor with a“Home Page” of topics

Let’s touch the “Iron Lung” topic

The visitor sees a screen with text andgraphics relating to exhibit materials.

Graphics may be presented in static form, video clips, or Flash format.

When the exhibit visitor touches the page button…

An additional page with more information is presented.

Let’s return to the home page.

This time, let’s touch the“Shoe Fluoroscope” button.

Once again, we see exhibit information with text and graphics.

Let’s see how the exhibit information is maintained!

The SelfInform Editor

• Content is controlled from a desktop computer

• Updated information can be sent to the touchscreen via– Network connection, or– USB flash drive

• The editor is EASY to use!

• Let’s take a look

This is the Main Menu screen for editing content.

When your content administrator clicks on the “Edit Listing Data” button…

The individual exhibit items are listed. On the NMHM system, the “Iron Lung” is the first button.

When we click on the “Description Screen” Add button…

A screen with multiple options is presented.

Text can be entered and modified using the simplified text editor.

A screen with multiple options is presented.

Graphics and video can be imported viastandard Windows functions.

A screen with multiple options is presented.

Graphics and video can be imported viastandard Windows functions.

A screen with multiple options is presented.

Text and graphics positioningIs controlled as well.

A screen with multiple options is presented.

Let’s return to the previous menu.

The editor also has the capability toorganize sub-topics under categories!

This allows more drill-downexhibit details to be displayed!

TTSS Touchscreen Museum Systems

• Easy to use by– Visitors– Content managers at museum

• Durable– Kiosks are made to last

• Affordable– With content management in your hands, you

pay for the system one time, and that’s it!

TTSS Touchscreen Museum Systems

• Can be combined with wayfinding options and maps within the museum

• Local amenities (restaurants, other attractions) can be added to the system as revenue generators!

• Printer, speaker and phone options are available

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For more information

Contact TTSS at 800-355-1464

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