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Connecting with the Past, Networked for the Future
Fort Vancouver Mobile Project & The Mobile Tech Research Initiative
Dene Grigar & Brett OppegaardThe Creative Media & Digital Culture Program
Washington State University Vancouver
Fort Vancouver Mobile & The Mobile Tech Research Initiative
Appname: Fort Vancouver Mobile
Appname: Dick Hannah Dealerships
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Photos courtesy of (L-R): Computer History Museum, Troy Wayrynen and Matt Wastradowski.
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Part of the National Park Service, and the only National Historic Site in the Portland, Ore., area; dubbed the “Williamsburg of
the West”
More than 1 million visitors last yearMore than 1 million visitors last yearThrough this work, one of the first NPS sites to develop a mobile app; given a prime chance to be a national leader in
this field
Rich history to exploreRich history to explore
Thousands of objects, hundreds of volunteers,
costumes, etc.High support among staff; high High support among staff; high
interest among park visitorsinterest among park visitors
Photo courtesy of: Jones and Jones Architects
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•The failure of the Tandy Zoomer (and the Apple Newton) sent Hawkins into his shop
•Hawkins asked Newton owners, “What did you think this was going to do?”
•Hawkins always had been working under the constraints dictated by others; had ideas
wanted to try
•Hawkins: “I wanted the feel. I wanted to hold it in my hand and test it out.”
•Action Research. …
Photo: Courtesy of the Computer History Museum
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With the wood block in hand, learners With the wood block in hand, learners asked for:asked for:
“So I might want to know more about some of the people who inhabited the village at this point. And so
look at maybe what was available, I would assume they just have various scenarios available, and it might be
about the people or what kind of work they were doing, or where they got their materials.” – (1A) 50-64 years
old, female
A real name and a real person would be cool, if available. Just because I think that, when you hear that it tends to make it a little more personal.” – (1B) 25-34
years old, male
Photo courtesy of Greg Shine. Permission to use photo granted by
research subject.
I would love to find out some interesting stories about the people who lived here and how their lives might have been different if they had, if they had different
cultural backgrounds.” – (1C) 35-49 years old, female
“Controversy. … People being upset or excited is more interesting than people being happy.” – (1D) 25-34 year old, male
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Pilot studies show promising Pilot studies show promising results:results:
System-wide, only 22 percent of National Park Service visitors receive information through personal
services, such as lectures, demonstrations and informal visitor contacts.
Initial sample (N=9, 3 each) showed a dramatic difference in the amount of time visitors spent in
the area (engagement):
No new media = 6 minutes / +1.00
Brochure = 9 minutes / +0.67
Story-Based App = 23 minutes / +2.67 (out of
7)
Photo: Brett Oppegaard
Based on these results, a second pilot study was done, just focusing on the experience with the app
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Pilot studies show promising Pilot studies show promising resultsresults
(n=9, with a more robust app in place, the (n=9, with a more robust app in place, the amount of time in The Village – engagement amount of time in The Village – engagement -- increased to an average of 30 minutes):-- increased to an average of 30 minutes):
Users marked distinctly positive responses to the experience, in a Likert-
type set of scalesExamples:
The media provided in The Village enhances the quality of the site.
7 Strongly agree 2 Agree 0 Neutral 0 Disagree 0 Strongly disagree
I had fun when using the media in The Village.
5 Strongly agree 4 Agree 0 Neutral 0 Disagree 0 Strongly disagree
Photo: Brett Oppegaard
Five of the nine looked at the first wayside sign, but only two
looked at the second
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Pilot studies show promising Pilot studies show promising results:results:
Several of the test subjects used terms and phrases such as “informative,” “education,” “walk away with more
knowledge,” “exploration,” and “it helps me understand” to describe the
experience; the app makes visible “the hidden histories,” that the signs “do not do justice” to the depth of The Village
story, and that the app simply provides “more information.”
But they also said the following:“fun,” “engaging,” “provocative,”
“intriguing,” “exciting,” “fulfilling,” and that the app “brought (the history)
alive.”
Photo: Brett Oppegaard
Module 4“Opening of The Village”Jon Nelson, Director
Module 1“Kanaka”Brett Oppegaard, Director
Module 2“Women & Domestic Life at The Village”Dene Grigar, Director
Module 3“Kane’s Wanderings”Brady Berkenmeier, Director
Fort Vancouver Mobile Modules
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The “Kanaka” Module
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Module 4“Opening of The Village”Jon Nelson, Director
Module 1“Kanaka”Brett Oppegaard, Director
Module 2“Women & Domestic Life at The Village”Dene Grigar, Director
Module 3“Kane’s Wanderings”Brady Berkenmeier, Director
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Fort Vancouver Mobile Modules
The “Women and Domestic Life at The Village” Module
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Module 4“Opening of The Village”Jon Nelson, Director
Module 1“Kanaka”Brett Oppegaard, Director
Module 2“Women & Domestic Life at The Village”Dene Grigar, Director
Module 3“Kane’s Wanderings”Brady Berkenmeier, Director
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Fort Vancouver Mobile Modules
The “Kane’s Wanderings” Module
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Module 4“Opening of The Village”Jon Nelson, Director
Module 1“Kanaka”Brett Oppegaard, Director
Module 2“Women & Domestic Life at The Village”Dene Grigar, Director
Module 3“Kane’s Wanderings”Brady Berkenmeier, Director
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Fort Vancouver Mobile Modules
The “Opening of The Village” Module
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Module 4VideoImages
Module 1VideoGPSText as Tweets
Module 2Augmented RealityGPSSound filesVideo & Images
Module 3AnimationGPS
Fort Vancouver Mobile Modules
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Artifacts & Field School at The Village
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‣Develop a local body of expertise in the emerging technology field of mobile application design and development
‣Contribute actively to undergraduate research, an important mission of WSU Vancouver
‣Connect STEM education with the humanities by fostering synergies between digital media and science
Goals
The MTRI Fellows & Faculty
Summer I: May 9-June 17, 2011
DTC 336 Composition and DesignProfessor: Dr. Dene Grigar; MW 11-2:20, VMMC 111
DTC 478 Usability and Interface DesignProfessor: Dr. John Barber; TTH 2:30-5:50, VMMC 111
Summer II: June 20-July 29, 2011
DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia AuthoringProfessor: Prof. Will Luers; TTH 2:30-5:30, VMMC 111
DTC 338.01 Special Topics: Development for iPhones and AndroidsProfessors: Profs. Nicholas Schiller & Nicholas Hill; MW 11-2:20, VMMC 111
MTRI Courses
Summer 2
‣JQuery, JQuery Mobile, Apple SDK, Phone Gap, some Objective C, JavaScript, & Xcode
‣Developing multimedia (i.e. video, sound, images)
‣Working with the GPS & camera features
‣Additional training in Oral Presentations
‣Producing Legacy Notebook
‣Additional training in Project Management, Working in Teams, & Working with Clients
Summer 1
‣Research into apps
‣Design Principles & Theories for Apps and Tablets
‣Usability Theories & Practice
‣Workshops in PhotoShop, Garage Band, Illustrator, Final Cut
‣Training in Making Oral Presentations, Writing Proposals, Developing Wireframes, & Prototyping
‣Project Management, Working in Teams, & Working with Clients
‣Implementing the camera function, building local storage for the image, and anticipating the possibility of a default image if the user does not choose to use it
‣Scripting dynamic storage functions to provide multiple car profiles
‣Researching ideograms to best represent the myriad service options that are available
‣Executing multiple functions that work in concert while testing to insure functionality between elements Unifying language and design principles across the project sections
Research Focus Multimodal ContentStructure
Visual VocabularyOral Communication
Documentation
MTRIProposal
to Dick
HannahDealerships
Argumentation
Cohesive Identity
Language Acquisition
Two Stories
Thank you.
Personal Website: www.nouspace.net/deneFort Vancouver Mobile: fortvancouvermobilesubrosa.blogspot.com/Mobile Tech Research Initiative: www.dtc-wsuv.org/wp/appcampThe MTRI Fellows’ Website: www.dtc-wsuv.org/mtri/idmaa2011/The CMDC Program: dtc-wsuv.org/cmdc
Primary Sources
Beaver, Herbert. Reports and letters, 1836-1838, of Herbert Beaver, chaplain to the Hudson’s Bay Company and missionary to the Indians at Fort Vancouver. Ed. Thomas E. Jessett. Portland, Or. : Champoeg Press, 1959.
Chambers, Elizabeth Harrison. Incidents in the life of Elizabeth Harrison Chambers : collected from memory’s pages and compiled November 23rd, 1910, after the hand on the dial-plate of time had measured me off 82 years. 1910.
McLoughlin, John. Letters Written at Fort Vancouver 1829-1832. Ed. Burt Brown Barker. Portland: Binfords and Mort (Oregon Historical Society), 1948.
—. The Letters of John McLoughlin from Fort Vancouver to the governor and committee. Ed. E.E. Rich ; introduction by W. Kaye Lamb. London : Published by The Champlain Society for the Hudson’s Bay Record Society, 1941-1944.
Townsend, John K. 1834. Narrative of a Journey. Corvallis, OR: OSU Press, 1999.
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Armitage, Susan. “Making Connections: Gender, Race, and Place in Oregon County.” One Step Over the Line. Ed. Jameson and McManus. Alberta, CAN: U of Alberta Press, 2008.
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Brown, Jennifer. Strangers in Blood: Fur Trade Company Families in Indian Country. Vancouver: U of BC Press, 1980.
Campbell, Marjorie. The North West Company. NY, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1957.
Hussey, John A. “Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.” Denver : Denver Service Center, National Park Service, 1972-1976.
—. The history of Fort Vancouver and its physical structure. Tacoma : Washington State Historical Society, 1957?.
—. “The Women of Fort Vancouver.” 1977. Online: http://www.nps.gov/fova/historyculture/historical-studies.htm
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Kubik, Barb. “A Very Neat and Beautiful Village.” Unpublished text?
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Robinson, Greg. Chinook Nation. Volume 1, 3rd Edition. Online: http://www.chinooknation.org/Default.aspx?PageContentID=3&tabid=38
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