This was our project proposal for SI 548: Software Design for Learning

1. Using technology to enhance art appreciation
Debra Lauterbach
Anne Lock
Ricardo Yi

2. People come to art museums to enjoy and see art.

3. They also want to learn about art and artists.

4. But the museum experience can be overwhelming.

5. And art can sometimes feel unapproachable.

6. It can be hard to remember details of what you’ve seen.

7. Though people want to remember.

8. Visitors must balance learning about art with spending
time actually looking at the art.

9. Goals
Enhance art appreciation
Integrate with museum
experience
Make museum
experiences personal and
meaningful

10. Target Audience
Adult with an interest in art, but no formal training
Have only basic knowledge of art
iPhone users

11. Learning Goals:
• Understand and use the vocabulary of
art
• Recognize the elements of design and
explain how they are being used in a
given work of art
• Discuss works of art in a historical and
cultural context
• Recognize master works of art
• Recognize and be able to differentiate
between the major styles of art and the
major artists within each style

12. Plan
Create an iPhone application to use while at an art museum

13. The application
should help users…
learn more about a
specific piece of art
and
explore relationships
among artists and
works of art

14. Questions?