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dc.contributor.advisorRashid, Mahbub
dc.contributor.authorChang, Ting-Jui
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-29T05:31:16Z
dc.date.available2008-09-29T05:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-13
dc.date.submitted2008
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations2.umi.com/ku:2452
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/4241
dc.description.abstractEffects of Design Features on Visitors' Behavior in a Museum Setting Ting-Jui Chang, M.A. in Interaction Design The study aims to define possible interplay between display design and visitors' behavior in a museum setting. It asks, "What environmental features related to design have impacts on visitors' behavior?" The researcher observed single adult visitors in the 20/21 gallery of the Spencer Museum of Art during two weeks period. Research methods included: 1) measuring the physical setting of the display; 2) ranking art pieces by the curator on three scales: canonical value, popularity, and the Museum goals; and 3) tracking visitors' paths, stops and time-spent. Correlation analysis was used to discover the relationships between design features and visitors' behavior. Graphs/visual representations of the setting, viewing paths and stop locations were studied to identify the patterns of behavior. Findings include: 1) how display designs reflected the importance of the art pieces in the mind of the curator; and 2) patterns of visitors' behavior related to display of art and space.
dc.format.extent127 pages
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
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dc.subjectFine arts
dc.subjectDesign and decorative arts
dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.subjectInteraction design
dc.subjectBehavioral study
dc.subjectDisplay design in a gallery of a museum
dc.subjectVisitor study
dc.subjectVisual representation
dc.subjectTracking paths in an environmental setting
dc.titleEffects of Design Features on Visitors' Behavior in a Museum Setting
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberBranham, Richard
dc.contributor.cmtememberJuola, James
dc.contributor.cmtememberSpreckelmeyer, Kent
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDesign
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
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kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid6857323
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