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Hi. I’m Lindsay. I work at the Mattress Factory museum.
The Mattress Factory is a
research and development lab
for artists
Site-specific installations;
usually temporary
We’re one of the first and only
installation museums in the world
Located in the Mexican War
Streets on the North Side
What is the Mattress Factory?
Pssssst! CMU students get in free.
And it’s a pretty great date spot.
Q: So what’s the problem?A: Way-finding can be a challenge; we have multiple buildings and minimal signage within each gallery.
Challenge #1: Our North Side neighborhood is almost as much as part of the museum experience as the spaces inside the buildings.
Challenge #2: Our directors enjoy minimal signage, but we still need a way to share important information.
For example: Visitors should touch this installation.
OUR GOAL: Help museum-goers find out more about each installation/artist and assist them in finding their way around each building and to our other buildings.
YOUR CHALLENGE: Create a helpful and beautiful mobile guide to make a confusing experience enjoyable. It's up to you to make it as fun, flexible, and awesomeas possible.
Last year, the HCI/MF team hacked a Kinect to create a virtual tour
The interface you come up with can be as simple or as complex as you wish.
Ideas: Encourage visitors to share at each step
Ideas: Visual and intuitive buttons/menus for actions
TOOLS: Strong social media backing for quick access to lots of users1,000s of cool photos, video, text data Enthusiastic staff
Our Founder and Co-Director Barbara Luderowskiloves technology and innovative ideas.
Lindsay O’LearyCommunications Managerwww.mattress.orgemail: [email protected]: @MattressFactorytele: 412.231.3169
cell phone: 412.467.6679(no texts/phone calls after 12am plz kthxbai)
The real question: Will you be able to reach me?Answer: Yes! I want to succeed as much as you do.
2011 final project meeting at Dave & Busters(Be forewarned: I am terrible at DDR)