Museums at Play: Games, Interaction and Learning - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907697136 ISBN 13: 9781907697135

Publisher: MuseumsEtc, 2011

Synopsis

Museums are using games in many innovative ways - for interpretation, education, marketing, outreach and events. Museums at Play provides an extraordinary and comprehensive international overview of the development, use and evaluation of games within museum and cultural contexts, through over 40 detailed case studies. It also draws on the experience of game designers and theorists and explores the range of new opportunities for interactivity using gaming. Contributors include specialists from world-class institutions including The British Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Science Museum, Tate, and the Walker Art Center as well as leading game developers, curators, designers, and educators from some fourteen countries.

About this title

Product Description

"Museums at Play" provides an extraordinary and comprehensive international overview of the development, use and evaluation of games within museum and cultural contexts, through more than 40 detailed case studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: MuseumsEtc
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1907697136
• ISBN 13: 9781907697135
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 654
• Editor: Beale Katy