Peter Samis on Mobile Multimedia

Posted on | June 28, 2009 | 5 Comments

“Peter Samis is to museums as James Brown is to soul,” was tweeted earlier this year from the American Association of Museums (AAM) conference in Philadelphia. There is no doubt that Peter’s spirit has inspired my work in museum interpretation ever since my first multimedia tour projects with Tate Modern, and his educational mission and ethics remain a touchstone as I often ask, ‘what would Peter do’ to tell this story, to communicate this message, to reach this audience better?

In this podcast, Peter recounts his experiences with mobile multimedia at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) from 2000/2001 to the present day. He also speaks candidly about the future of mobile, companies and business models in the industry, as well as the ‘open source’ project that’s being pursued collaboratively on the Museum Mobile wiki. In closing, he answers questions from Dave Patten of the Science Museum in London, MoMA Learning (Beth Harris, Director of Digital Learning), and educator at the St Louis Art Museum and Michael Mouw from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Be sure to check out SFMOMA’s multimedia programs, podcasts, and in particular, writings by student contributor, Radford Leon, from Herbert Hoover Middle School, celebrated by Peter in this interview.

Peter & I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on our conversation!

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Nancy’s Tweets for 2009-05-31

Posted on | May 31, 2009 | No Comments

RT @cloudberry99 @thaleia ¸„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤ø„¸ BOUNCE „ø¤º°¨ “°º¤ø„¸ ¸„ø¤º°¨ BOUNCE`°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤ø„¸ BOUNCE „ø¤º°¨ “°º¤ø„¸ ¸„ø¤º°¨ BOUNCE #
RT @jamesgleventhal @stevenjayl on future of Wired print vs .com http://bit.ly/18BQoH -hard not to think of analogies with museums… #
RT @mpedson Call to action: “Voice Your Vision” on the Smithsonian’s Web & New Media future. Invite: http://tinyurl.com/qrr73u #si20 #
RT @GuWa @mw2009 is a reference librarian better than a search engine? follow the Mosman Library Answer Challenge. http://is.gd/HoOK #
RT @james3neal @cclibrarian “LISWire: American Library Association Goes Mobile with Mosio for Annual Conference: http://bit.ly/Ljynv” #mtogo #
Fabulous day @ Abiquiu home & studio of Georgia O’Keeffe, part of O’Keeffe Museum w/ @james3neal Tnx so much 2 @GOKconservator 4 arranging! #
I just collected a dead drop. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
Just bought a Makarov PM, 9x18mm. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
I just attempted to assassinate @mikekirkwood, but failed. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
RT @psamis: http://twitpic.com/69rj0 – Who says nth has changed? Two women of color on 2 successive covers of Time mag, thx to Obama admin #
Up before 5am to fly home. Even worse is knowing that with the time zone change I’ll have to get up even earlier to go to work tomorrow! #
RT @bethrharris: New blog post re @psamis idea of visual velcro and museum interpretation – http://www.smarthistory.org/blog #
RT @jamesgleventhal @brooklynmuseum If you installed the iphone app, give us your feedback in the blog: http://bit.ly/lyJai @magnes #mtogo #
I just collected a dead drop. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
I just wounded @DarrenMilligan in an assassination attempt. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
#spymaster needs a much better mobile interface. #

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Nancy’s Tweets for 2009-05-31

Posted on | May 31, 2009 | No Comments

RT @cloudberry99 @thaleia ¸„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤ø„¸ BOUNCE „ø¤º°¨ “°º¤ø„¸ ¸„ø¤º°¨ BOUNCE`°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤ø„¸ BOUNCE „ø¤º°¨ “°º¤ø„¸ ¸„ø¤º°¨ BOUNCE #
RT @jamesgleventhal @stevenjayl on future of Wired print vs .com http://bit.ly/18BQoH -hard not to think of analogies with museums… #
RT @mpedson Call to action: “Voice Your Vision” on the Smithsonian’s Web & New Media future. Invite: http://tinyurl.com/qrr73u #si20 #
RT @GuWa @mw2009 is a reference librarian better than a search engine? follow the Mosman Library Answer Challenge. http://is.gd/HoOK #
RT @james3neal @cclibrarian “LISWire: American Library Association Goes Mobile with Mosio for Annual Conference: http://bit.ly/Ljynv” #mtogo #
Fabulous day @ Abiquiu home & studio of Georgia O’Keeffe, part of O’Keeffe Museum w/ @james3neal Tnx so much 2 @GOKconservator 4 arranging! #
I just collected a dead drop. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
Just bought a Makarov PM, 9x18mm. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
I just attempted to assassinate @mikekirkwood, but failed. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
RT @psamis: http://twitpic.com/69rj0 – Who says nth has changed? Two women of color on 2 successive covers of Time mag, thx to Obama admin #
Up before 5am to fly home. Even worse is knowing that with the time zone change I’ll have to get up even earlier to go to work tomorrow! #
RT @bethrharris: New blog post re @psamis idea of visual velcro and museum interpretation – http://www.smarthistory.org/blog #
RT @jamesgleventhal @brooklynmuseum If you installed the iphone app, give us your feedback in the blog: http://bit.ly/lyJai @magnes #mtogo #
I just collected a dead drop. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
I just wounded @DarrenMilligan in an assassination attempt. #spymaster http://bit.ly/playspy #
#spymaster needs a much better mobile interface. #

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Nancy’s Tweets for 2009-05-24

Posted on | May 24, 2009 | No Comments

RT @smithsonian: Nina Simon Live (3 pm ET) “Everyone’s Smithsonian: Designing multi-platform museum experiences” http://sn.im/ia32g #
Evaluating Artstream.org-mobile bookmarking, collecting & sharing; what do you think? http://wiki.museummobile.info/archives/224 #mtogo #
RT @james3neal “Gorgeous site of the week” http://soytuaire.labuat.com/ J-every day your tweets offer something new & wonderful; thank you! #
RT @GettyMuseum May 18 is International Museum Day! ? Loud cheers ? for all museums http://tr.im/lIsX …celebrate Happy Museum Day! #
RT @5easypieces At the opening of the new American Wing. http://yfrog.com/emw6hnj -so sorry to miss it! Congrats to all esp @secretlakediver #
RT @rjstein If you’ve appreciated the IMA’s OS Dashboard, would you consider adding a comment to support this grant? http://bit.ly/Ck04z #
Should your mobile solution be opensource? @bwyman & @titusbicknell discuss live online June 3 http://handheldconference.org #mtogo #
Very inspired by mobile ‘micro-volunteering’ company @extraordinaries ! Notes from meeting CEO Jacob Colker @ http://is.gd/BIDo #mtogo #
RT @juliaxgulia: ARTnews writes on museums & social, tech, interactive. RT @cmonstah on the future of art museums. http://tinyurl.com/qad97n #
RT @matwater213: RT @TheWomensMuseum: Calling all Twitter-ers, please complete our audience survey: http://bit.ly/HJEZJ (Pls RT!) Thanks! #
RT @juliaxguliaI wrote a blog post last night “Envisioning a search-powered museum experience” – http://bit.ly/17g8Rv – FAB, thanks! #
RT @Crowdsourcing @mathewi: ProPublica Reporting Network: http://bit.ly/aESyZ Will be interesting to see how this citizen reporting works! #
RT @DarrenMilligan @edmj Museum 2.0 isn’t tech; it’s dropping barriers. A curator lunching w/ visitors is better 2.0 than a static FB page #
RT @frankieroberto: 3 ideas for museums and archives: http://www.frankieroberto.com/weblog/1444 Let me know what you think. #mtogo #
RT @samuelbausson @AMAconference09: From The Art Newspaper: Facebook for museums and galleries http://bit.ly/1g270 #mtogo #
RT @samuelbausson: participatory ‘archaeology’: visitors invited to accession their cherished objects on ‘Museum Night’ http://tr.im/mfus #
In @TedForbes country (but still too far – San Antonio – to visit): Texas, til Wed #

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Nancy’s Tweets for 2009-05-17

Posted on | May 17, 2009 | No Comments

Interviewing @PSamis nxt wk on mobile interpretation for museums; tweet your ? w/ #mtogo or ask @ http://wiki.museummobile.info/archives/142 #
Looking for great museums/video/technology conference opportunities before end Sept 2009. What do you recommend? #
RT @bethrharris: Smarthistory workshop @ Portland Art Museum on interpretive media conversations http://is.gd/yZM4 [Wish I had been there! ] #
RT @james3neal: “Twitter is evil. Elsevier is evil. Wikipedia is evil.” http://tr.im/l5ju [Wonderful, for my librarian friends!] #
RT @james3neal A..literate person is..not only able to read & write but is [able] to thrive in a digital, networked world. http://tr.im/l4ZT #
RT @ninaksimon: Join me for a free lecture/webcast on multi-platform museum experiences in DC on Mon, May 18: http://bit.ly/tGDeY #
RT @furnituregirl: Collectors Roundtable tomorrow [7pm] Yeah for collecting outside the cannon: http://twurl.nl/2ygxjw -I’ll see you there! #
RT @matwater213 RT @Mashable: NY Times on Adobe AIR; The Paper Without the Paper http://bit.ly/DQCvQ -v cool! TweetDeck also uses Adobe Air #
RT @publichistorian Great blog post from @futureofmuseums on amateur experts, collections access, and Bucky Fuller’s desk http://is.gd/yV0U #
RT @MuseumModernArt DON’T MISS “I See,” a new short film about looking at art! http://tr.im/kJJ0 This is the BEST thing I’ve seen in months! #
What is the difference between education and interpretation? Help the Smithsonian’s web strategy team on our public wiki: http://is.gd/zcdx #
Watching “I See” again, I’d like to see more of the artwork in it; the only full view is obscured by MoMA logo at the end http://is.gd/zcUY #
NYTimes on Adobe Air v, v cool=Stephenson’s Diamond Age; but what’s the diff btw free & pay version? http://is.gd/yUmX Tnx @sumaya @mashable #
Am totally following @Astro_Mike & @Astro_127 – first twitterers from space! http://bit.ly/qY0iJ Tnx @matwater213 @mashable #
RT @ChrisMortenson: interesting use: Museum Artifacts Game? (MAG)http://bit.ly/18ePp9 #mtogo #
RT @dklevan: In DC area? @holocaustmuseum is offering a live-tweeting tour of building arch w/ museum staff. Let them know if ur interested. #
Preview http://MuseumMobile.info interviews & post your ? to @psamis http://is.gd/yECA & @cmalexander w/ @tedforbes http://is.gd/zDKt #
RT @magnes: #IMAROX – RT @steve_museum Steve in Action: : work for Steve? http://bit.ly/qsHZg [brilliant 2 c this impt. wrk reach new hghts] #
Anyone know if it would be possible to use Adobe Air to publish updateable museum catalogues online? #
RT @Luffemann: More money to Education! How many will add this service http://bit.ly/BKQq2 within the next 3 to 6 months? #
Great new contributions to the opensource mobile project at http://wiki.museummobile.info/ from IMA (TourML) & Omeka – thanks all! #mtogo #
Gr8 chat w/ @psamis for MuseumMobile.info & TEC-CH online course: tnx @davepatten @MoMALearning @murawski27 @MikeMouw for ?s! Podcast asap! #
RT @MoMAlearning Looking forward to listening to @PSamis chat — you’re doing all of us who are struggling with these issues a big service! #
Power cut at the critical moment of ‘Burn after Reading’! Nothing to do but drink now… #
The candlelight sure is pretty but I wonder how long I could go without electricity before totally Jonesing? Depends on the Scotch, I guess. #
Totally jazzed by interview w/ @cmalexander & @tedforbes today on own-build multimedia tours Podcast coming@ http://MuseumMobile.info #mtogo #

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