German Museums Embrace DS

Printer-friendly version

Since the beginning of this year, the German Sea Museum and the Ozeaneum in Stalsund have incorporated 15 further interactive digital signage information points from m.i.b. The project began two years previous to this, when m.i.b designed a touch screen panel PC to play interactive flash presentations at the museums.
 
Crucial to this project was usability for children, so that they could learn at the interactive information points. The terminals therefore only measure 140cm high, so the screen is at about 125cm, easily accessible for children, as well as wheelchair users.
 
So far, the screens have been operated by PCs, but at the end of this year, the Sea Museum will exchange these units with PIN digital signage clients, for the central control of the touch screens.
 
Heiko Haack, Head of the IT Department of the Sea Museum explained: “The captivating technology allows us to prepare and exchange content easily and quickly via a web interface. I can log in at any computer, update content, change the ticker and test new presentations. If I like, I can assign content to individual terminals or in groups.”
The cinema of the Ozeaneum also uses m.i.b.’s PIN box which substitutes for the DVD player usually attached to the projector, so that videos can be added to the playlist quickly and easily, and programme changes can be made.
 
At the entrance to the cinema, a 26” open-frame monitor was installed within the wall to show film previews. Using a split screen, the titles and lengths of films are communicated to visitors. The PIN box queues previews for distribution.
 
Over the summer, the Ozeaneum had a 25 m² outdoor video wall installed at its entrance to inform and entertain the waiting visitors.Mr. Haack summed up the first PIN installations: “The system is now an intrinsic part of our day-to-day communication.”