NODEM 2014 Proceedings

Innovative Museum Exhibits: Telling a Story by Means of an Engaging Experience
In this project, ETT designed and developed an innovative museum installation that integrates different technologies
(touch screen and NFC – Near Field Communication), allowing the visitor to simulate what happens
in an excavation and learn about a part of an archaeologist’s work, as well as about archaeological objects.
In this installation, museum visitors choose copies of archaeological objects that are placed in mock-ups reproducing
archaeological excavations (prehistoric and medieval). Every object “found” by visitor includes an
NFC tag: when object is placed near the device, an NFC reader identify it and activates specific contents on an
embedded touch screen monitor. Using the touch screen, Museum visit-actors study the objects and try to
understand their usage, what they are made of, why they are located in that specific point, in which age they
were used, etc.
Portofino Park “202 nd Chiappa Artillery Battery Visitor Centre”: a time trip
back to World War II
Built in 1939 and abandoned at the end of World War II in 1945, the 202 nd Chiappa Artillery Battery is a group of
German military buildings located on the south-western side of the Portofino promontory (province of Genoa,
Italy) above Punta Chiappa. The restoration work of the structures (bunkers, lookout stations and a military
base) included setting up a museum area managed by the Portofino Park Authority. ETT developed a set of
exhibits for this visitor centre, including a touch-screen station, a rear projection station, a sound system and
a tablet app.
The touch-screen station presents visitors with a German soldier’s diary found on site, a photo gallery and
a video gallery with content divided into thematic areas.
Figure 2. A digital reconstruction based on Green Screen technique in “202 nd
Chiappa Artillery Battery Visitor Centre”
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