Bachelor project

When opening the app, a start screen appears that provides a short introduction to the former factory. Before museum visitors start the tour, the onboarding personalizes the application with regard to the themes and media playback. ‍The choice of media is limited to augmented reality, video and audio. Textual knowledge transfer is always included. The selection is necessary to guarantee accessibility and to prepare visitors for what is to come.

After onboarding, users are taken to a map showing the floor plans of the factory's two floors. All stations can be called up again at any time with this map. A spatial assignment via the floor plan allows visitors to orient themselves within the tour.

In order to experience knowledge within the app, a check-in takes place at the beginning of each station, in which objects in the room must be found for the respective station. This controls the visitors' view of the exhibits. The check-in takes place via AR or NFC. A pop-up appears with instructions on the object to be found. For the NFC check-in, NFC chips are placed behind the objects. For the check-in with augmented reality, visitors are asked to scan items they are looking for with their smartphone camera. If detected, the smartphone vibrates and the visitor is redirected to the respective content.

Each station contains the text format in the general information. This briefly explains what purpose served the machines or workstations that can be seen. In the subtopics, depending on the individual, it is decided which areas contain the medium text and which ones switch to the following media audio, video and AR.

Sound offers the possibility to create visual perception, to underscore scenes, and to enrich the museum visit. During the thematic research, our team came across anecdotes and songs from workers that can be played to make the content transfer interesting and lively.

The medium of video is used to describe the work process. Since the machines cannot be put into operation in the original without staffing, a recording is used and a narrator explains the depicted processes.

Augmented reality makes it possible to experience digital content by means of extensions of the real world. We see in the technology the possibility to preserve and protect the historic site in its original atmosphere and at the same time to make the content transfer exciting and modern. AR has positive effects on engagement and educational value, as by exploring the environment, visitors are actively involved in content delivery. This increases the sustainability of information intake. Visitors point their camera at the station and receive labels of the elements in the room. These can be explored deeper by clicking the button next to them, as a detailed description then appears in text format.