TouchTree Solution Clone with Tooltips – Tactile Graphic, Sample Material, Simple Model, Visual Descriptions

Solution:

Step 1: Produce a tactile graphicConvey visual information and data via raised surfaces explored by touch, using methods such as embossing and microcapsule printing (Edman 1992). of the museum objectInclude tools, clothing, and decorations made by people, which provide essential clues for researchers studying ancient (and contemporary) cultures (National Geographic, “Artifacts”) that is scaled to fit in the visitor’s hands.

Some considerations for tactile graphics:

  • Tactile graphics should be made of 2D museum objects, such as photographs and paintings (Race et al.).
  • Tactile graphics give a map of the composition, such as the layout of symbols on a museum object. However, the aesthetic of the original museum object may not read through (Race et al.).
  • There are different methods of printing tactile graphics, such as embossing, vacuuform, and swell form.

 

 

Step 2: Include a sample of the textured material (eg. fabric).

Some considerations for materials:

  • Found material samples alone aren’t a good solution, because visitors know what most materials and textures feel like. But they can be effective as a supplement to a touch object that captures the whole museum object (Race et al.).
  • Found material samples are particularly helpful if the material isn’t commonly found outside of a museum (Race et al.).

 

 

Step 3: In addition, provide a simple modelTeaching tools or low fidelity representations of the museum object that convey processes relevant to the museum object, such physical mechanisms or artistic processes; models are considered low fidelity if they are further away from touching an original museum object (Race et al.) that describes important processes related to the museum object.

 

 

Step 4: Include visual descriptionsNon-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”) of the original museum object, tactile graphic, sample, and simple model.

 

 

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Response Record

  1. “Yes” to “Is the museum object three-dimensional?”
  2. “No” to “Can the visitor touch the museum object directly?”
  3. “No” to “Can you commission someone to create a replica of the museum object?”
  4. “No” to “Does an accurate reproduction of the museum object already exist?”
  5. “Yes” to “Is it important for the visitor to understand the museum object’s texture?”
  6. “Yes” to “Does the museum object have to convey important processes, like physical mechanisms or artistic techniques?”
  7. Solution: Produce a tactile graphic of the museum object that is scaled to fit in the visitor’s hands. Include a sample of the textured material (eg. fabric). In addition, provide a simple model that describes important processes related to the museum object. Include visual descriptions of the original museum object, tactile graphic, sample, and simple model.