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A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24417 A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity Van Eeden, Jeanne Lauwrens, Jennifer ingrid@designcenter.co.za Leujes, Ingrid Hendrika Interactivity New media Learning The origins centre Museum The maropeng visitor centre UCTD Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. Postmodern museums challenge many of the more traditional concepts regarding what constitutes a museum. Concepts such as museums being places of contemplation or places that exhibit collected artefacts are no longer considered to be the primary attributes of museums. The idea of the museum as a collection of knowledge is beginning to take ground even though more traditional ideas are not necessarily rejected. As the focus has shifted towards the experience of the visitor in terms of education and entertainment, the display of artefacts supported by text is no longer considered to be essential to providing a meaningful experience for the visitor. Photography and film are now widely used to communicate information or ideas in museums. Less widely used, particularly in South Africa, are new media such as computer games and virtual reality. New media, because of its ability to engage people through its interactive nature provides a valuable communication tool for the museum environment. A comparison between two South African sites, The Maropeng Visitor Centre and The Origins Centre, reveals the value of new media for museums and the value of museums for education in the society at large. Visual Arts unrestricted 2013-09-06T17:27:37Z 2013-05-07 2013-09-06T17:27:37Z 2012-09-06 2013-05-07 2013-05-06 Dissertation Leujes, IH 2012, A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24417 > E12/9/296/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24417 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05062013-170824/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Interactivity New media Learning The origins centre Museum The maropeng visitor centre UCTD A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity |
| title | A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity |
| title_full | A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity |
| title_fullStr | A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity |
| title_short | A comparative case study of the Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Origins Centre from the perspective of new media interactivity |
| title_sort | comparative case study of the maropeng visitor centre and the origins centre from the perspective of new media interactivity |
| topic | Interactivity New media Learning The origins centre Museum The maropeng visitor centre UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24417 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05062013-170824/ |