TouchTree Solution Clone with Tooltips – Touch Museum Object, Visual Description
Solution:
Step 1: Allow the visitor to touch the museum objectInclude tools, clothing, and decorations made by people, which provide essential clues for researchers studying ancient (and contemporary) cultures (National Geographic, “Artifacts”) directly. Provide gloves and/or supervision if needed.
Step 2: Provide visual descriptionNon-visual language that conveys the visual world; can be used to navigate a visitor through a museum, orient a listener to a work of art, or provide access to the visual aspects of a performance (Art Beyond Sight, “Verbal Description Training”).
Response Record
- “No” to “Is the museum object three-dimensional?”
- “Yes” to “Can the visitor touch the museum object directly?”
- “Yes” to “Does the museum object fit in the visitor’s hands?”
- “No” to “Is it important for the visitor to understand the layout of the artifact?”
- Solution: Allow the visitor to touch the object directly. Provide gloves and/or supervision if needed. Provide visual description.