' Deparlmenl qf Herpelology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, U.S.A., ^Museum of Natural Sciences and Department of Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, U.S.A., ^Department of ^oology and Museum of Vertebrate ^oology. University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, U.S.A., 'Museum of ^oology and Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbo...

A SURVEY of the types of annelids of the families Polynoidae and Polyodontidae in the United States National Museum indicates the necessity of several nomenclatorial changes. The first part of this paper is a discussion of some of these types and a revision of some of the genera concerned. The second part lists all the types in the Museum, with changes of names and new combinations indicated. F...

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This paper aims to present part of the development of an immersive, interactive and itinerant threedimensional virtual museum. The advantage of it in relation to other existing ones is the possibility of the visitor chooses which artwork wants to view while browsing the museum. Another innovative feature is the application of the curator, in which anyone with a three dimensional piece in X3D fo...

Recent technological advances have led to novel interactive software environments for edutainment, such as museum applications. These environments provide new interaction techniques for guiding visitors and improving their learning experience. We propose a multimodal, multi-device and location-aware museum guide, able to opportunistically exploit large screens when they are nearby the user. Var...

Through an iterative design process involving museum educators, learning scientists and technologists, and drawing upon our previous experiences in handheld game design and a growing body of knowledge on learning through gaming, we designed an interactive mystery game called Mystery at the Museum (the High Tech Whodunnit), which was designed for synchronous play of groups of parents and childre...

she had been in the restoration of the Museum following the Second World War. She completed the work, begun by Wood Jones, of remaking the Museum as John Hunter had planned it: a display of specimens to illustrate adaptation of structure to function throughout nature, including the human body, in each physiological system, in health and disease. The remnant of Hunter's collection was refurbishe...

A museum may be defined as an institute that displays a collection of artifacts of scientific or artistic significance to a specific group of visitors [1]. Anatomy museums play a dominant role in educating the community regarding the intricacy and structural organization of the human body [2]. The concept of anatomy museum was first conceived by the Edinburg Surgeons during 1700-1763 A.D. A cab...

We describe I-Guides, an information technology research project in progress at the Exploratorium, a handson museum of science, art, and human perception. Building upon the findings from the Electronic Guidebook Project [Hsi, 2003], various configurations of RFID technologies, handheld computers, and network-based applications are being developed to support nomadic inquiry and extend the museum...

Assembling mixed media artifacts in order to create engaging museum environments. Hybrid Design Creates Innovative Museum Experiences T he Situating Hybrid Assemblies in Public Environments (SHAPE) project within the European Disappearing Computer initiative has explored how emerging ubiquitous technologies can support museum visiting experiences. Many museums still rely on simple text panels t...