Google Glass, Wearable Technology and the Future of Museums

Museums and the Web Baltimore 2014

Neal StimlerDigital Media | The Metropolitan Museum of Art@nealstimler | +Neal Stimler

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The remarks herein are the personal views of Neal Stimler and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Wearable technologies are the present – right now.

Wearables traverse borders - connecting us to the information, people and experiences that define our lives.

Museums’ engagement with constituents via wearables is a key to sustainability in a mobile world.

Why Wearable Devices in Museums?

Free and Open Public WiFi. No click-through authentication terms and conditions requirements.

Free device charging stations distributed throughout the museum in hub areas.

Signage promoting the use of mobile devices and wearables in dialogue with the museum.

Structural Needs for Wearables On-site in Museums

Museum digital assets and data should be made openly accessible to foster application development across ecosystems including wearables.

Wearables are utilized optimally in museums when in relationship to the user's personalized and synchronized data experience.

Wearables should be primarily treated as a BYOD or "Bring Your Own Device” category of device in museums.

Wearables as a Mobile Devices in Museums

Museums ought be proactive to meet the changes wearable devices bring to museum staff and the public.

Wearables should be an occasion for museums refresh media capture policies.

Wearable devices are tools that serve the museum’s mission as well as commerce, education and entertainment.

Policy Considerations for Wearabletech in Museums

Google Now is an application that connects you to the consequential content of your daily life.

Google Now maximizes museums’ opportunities for engagement at the constituent's convenience.

Applications like Google Now that link across smart devices are critical to museums being responsive to wearable device using publics.

Google Now | Google Now for Google Glass

Of key interest are Field Trip categories for “Architecture,” "Art and Museums” and “Historic Places and Events.”

Field Trip content is updated and compelling to users with the incorporation of new articles and publishers.

Field Trip provides an informative and digestible multimedia experience based on geolocation and user preferences.

Field Trip | Field Trip for Google Glass

Museum information needs to deployed to wearable devices, meeting immediate needs of on-site visitors - hours, ticketing, exhibitions, events and programs.

Interactions on wearable devices maintain connections between the hybridity of on-site experiences and digital publics.

Users must be able to customize their relationships with museums through personal selection of preferences and devices.

What’s Next? Preparing For Wearables | Android Wear

Thank YouMuseums and the Web Baltimore 2014

Neal StimlerDigital Media | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

@nealstimler | +Neal Stimler

Live Demo“ok glass”

Resources

Google Glass Resources from Google

Google Glass HomeGoogle Glass on FacebookGoogle Glass on TwitterGoogle Glass on Google PlusGoogle Glass Explorer Community on Google Plus

Other Google Glass Resources

Andrej Karpathy Google Glass #ifihadglass WinnersGoogle Glass AlmanacGoogle Glass AppsGoogle Glass App Source

Museums and Google Glass Publications Featuring Neal Stimler

Steinhauer, Jillian. “Smithsonian Brings Google Glass to the Museum.” Hyperallergic. February 11, 2014.

Stimler, Neal. "Google Glass and Museums." Museums and the Web Florence. Florence, Italy. February 20, 2014.

Stimler, Neal and Gretchen Andrus Andrew. “Making New Art Inspired by the Met's Collections with Google Glass.” Digital Underground, February 6, 2014. Stimler, Neal. "Seeing the Met through Glass." Digital Underground, October 28, 2013.