User testing a hypermedia tour guide

7 August 2002

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Pervasive Computing

Vol. 1 (2) , 33-41
https://doi.org/10.1109/mprv.2002.1012335

Abstract

Although handheld guides have been proposed as a way to enhance visitors' experience of museums and exhibitions, the authors describe user studies that actually test the theory in a real-world setting.

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