In October 2018, I presented a paper on my collaboration with the National Trust at the Digital Heritage 2018. The panel was convened by the research team behind EMOTIVE – an EU funded project heritage project exploring how to use and evaluate emotional storytelling at heritage sites. This post is a reflection on my experience and … Continue reading Digital Heritage 2018
This autumn I had the pleasure of collaborating with the National Trust on a pilot study at Tredegar House, Newport. Last year, the visitor experience team at the property got in touch to ask whether I would be interested in helping them understand the emotions their visitors’ experience. Funding from the Wales Institute of Social & … Continue reading Collaborating with National Trust
My last post introduced my PhD project; perhaps it’s useful to look at the central question in a bit more detail. Can we understand interactions and experiences in museums by looking at information captured via wearable sensors? On reading that, your first question might well be: why bother? Well, in recent years, the role of … Continue reading Thoughts on Research Design and Testing
Has a painting ever brought you to tears or a live performance made your heart race? Have you felt stressed trying to negotiate the crowds at Tate Modern or found yourself alone and blissfully relaxed in a gallery? When people talk about the value of arts and culture to society, they often make the case … Continue reading The Emotional Geographies of Museums
Jess Hoare 