5 Secrets of Digital Experience Design, with Patrick Snee
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How can we make digital experiences work for all visitors — whether kids or grandparents?   Hint: it has to do with recognizing “diverse digital literacies.” When should you bring in a creative technologist? Why should you aim for the strong verbs? What is “sneaky attract mode”? How do you do paper prototyping? Are a lot of digital experiences in museums essentially “sexy browsing”? Are touch tables a trend that will never die? Patrick Snee (Creative Technologist) joins Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to reveal “5 Secrets of Digital Experience Design”.   Along the way: tessellation, thinking in three dimensions, and a return to agar art! Talking Points:   1. Think in 3 Dimensions   2. Assume Diverse Digital Literacies   3. Identify the (Strong) Verb   4. Distill the Personality   5. Prototype Early and Often   Guest Bio:   For more than two decades, Patrick Snee has designed and engineered immersive, interactive exhibitions for leading museums and brand environments. As a creative technologist, he uses a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to craft effective, engaging digital experiences. A former agency founder and principal, Patrick now consults on complex media projects in roles ranging from concept strategy to interaction design to application development. His recent projects include immersive experiences for Kennedy Space Center and Nokia Bell Labs, interactive exhibits for Liberty Science Center, The Henry Ford, and the National Archives, and digital strategy for the New Britain Museum of American Art. Show Links:   https://patricksnee.com/ [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-snee/ https://www.instagram.com/mnemonic.studio/   About Micro-interactions: https://uxdesign.cc/micro-interactions-why-when-and-how-to-use-them-to-boost-the-ux-17094b3baaa0   Prototyping Digital Exhibits: http://www.mnemonic.studio/memo/prototyping-digital-exhibits-part-1/   The Magic of Paper Prototyping: https://uxplanet.org/the-magic-of-paper-prototyping-51693eac6bc3   Prime Access Consulting: https://www.pac.bz/   Shivers Down Your Spine: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/shivers-down-your-spine/9780231129893    Newsletter: Like the episode? Try the newsletter. Making the Museum is also a one-minute email on exhibition planning and design for museum leaders, exhibition teams and visitor experience professionals. Subscribe here: https://www.makingthemuseum.com About MtM: Making the Museum is hosted (podcast) and written (newsletter) by Jonathan Alger. This podcast is a project of C&G Partners | Design for Culture. Learn about the firm's creative work at: https://www.cgpartnersllc.com
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