This document discusses Artsonomy, a system that allows museum visitors to tag artworks using their mobile phones. It works by having visitors scan QR codes next to artworks to link their phone to the artwork's ID. They can then add tags or comments about the piece which are stored in a database and displayed as a tag cloud on a website. This creates a social experience by allowing visitors to see and interact with each other's opinions. The system was tested at real museums in Italy.
7. How
it
works
1)
The
JAVA
ME
Mobile
Applica6on
An
applica6on*
installed
on
a
mobile
phone
with
a
built-足in
camera
allows
user
to
decode
the
QrCode
which
contains
the
ID
number
of
the
artwork.
The
applica6on
asks
user
to
insert
a
tag
or
a
comment
to
express
his
aEtude
to
the
artwork.
The
tag
can
be
sent
via
GPRS,
UMTS,
or
SMS.
*Java ME
Symbian OS
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8. How
it
works
2)
The
Website
The
tags
sent
by
users
are
collected
in
a
database;
A
Tag
Cloud
Visualize
instantly
new
tags
using
an
anima6on
to
no6ce
users;
The
more
people
sends
similar
tags
the
more
tags
become
larger
on
tag
cloud
visualiza6on.
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9. The
experience
Using
Artsonomy
during
a
visit
to
art
galleries,
for
examples,
visitor
can
share
with
others
his
tags
about
artworks.
Every
visitor
can
see
on
the
tagcloud
what
people
think
about
artworks
Using
a
touchscreen
each
visitor
could
touch
tags
and
see
(for
ex.)
what
wikipedia
says
about
it.
This
experience
makes
people
discover
social
meanings
of
artwork.
The
meaning
that
visitors
social
network
gives
to
artwork.
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10. Not
only
users
It
can
be
useful
to
use
artsonomy
tagging
system
for
marke6ng
Surveys
because
people
directly
express
their
ideas.
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For
this
reason
it
can
be
interes6ng
to
test
it
out
of
the
museum:
Leaving
comments
on
commercial
products
instead
of
artworks
could
be
useful.
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12. Artsonomy @ real museums
Norsk
Telemuseum
IBM
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13. Artsonomy @ real museums
Norsk
Telemuseum
IBM
Piero
Fantas5chini
Artworks
exhibi5on
at
Castel
Sant
Angelo
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14. Artsonomy @ real museums
Norsk
Telemuseum
IBM
Fori
Imperiali
Piero
Fantas5chini
Museum
Artworks
exhibi5on
at
Castel
Sant
Angelo IBM
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15. Usability
issues
The
Usability
of
the
system
is
strongly
linked
to:
QR
Codes
decoder
Performance
<
Mobile
device
Performance
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16. Over
500 <
Comments added
In the first week of Piero Fantastichini Exhibition in
Castel Sant Angelo
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