Cultural apps. A selection
Bruno Koninckx
Memori - Lessius
Selection
• 1 Man over Woord
• 2 Citytripplanner.com
• 3 The Waste Land vs. Van Gogh
• 4 MuseUs
• 5 Biophilia
1 Man over Woord
• Keeping dialects alive
2 Citytripplanner.com
• Planning a city trip
• Website and paper or mobile app
3 The Waste Land vs. Van Gogh
• Engaging vs. Boring
4 MuseUs
• Museum app
• ‘create your own exhibition’
• Give users an incentive to look at cultural
heritage in a different way
• Support learning on cultural heritage through
modern technology
• … but keep it simple
How it works – general outline
• Match statements to exhibits
• Statements are provided by museum and can e.g. be– Feelings (melancholy)
– Conflicting words (spicy-soft)
– Poetry
– …
• Exhibit can be different types of cultural heritage items, e.g. :– Paintings
– Statues
– Film scenes
– …
How it works – the app
How it works – the app
How it works – the app
How it works – facebook
How it works – personal exhibition
5 Biophilia
• Playing with Björk’s music