A First Experimental Protocol on Creative Engagement and Meaning Creation in Interactive Experiences for Cultural Heritage

Manuele Veggi, sofia.pescarin

Published: 2023-08-03 DOI: 10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr367bvmk/v1

Disclaimer

The prototype MyTISSE has been developed as Master thesis in "Interaction Media Design" at the University of Bologna (MA "Digital Humanities and Digital Knowledge", Supervisor: Prof Pescarin), in the framework of the European project PERCEIVE.

Abstract

The following document contains the descriptive material for the testing protocol of the "caring prototype" MyTISSE , an interactive user experience on Matisse's painting Bathers by a River (Art Institute of Chicago). Focusing on the change of the pigments made by the artist during the gestation of this canvas, the UX exploits creative engagement to catalyze meaning creation processes.

The attachments contain:

  • the Informed Consent Form
  • the outline of the presentation of the painting
  • the transcription of the form (handed to participants via Google Form)

Attachments

Steps

Preparatory Activities

1.

Preparation of the material:

  • Tablet interface (XRF scan and two palettes)
  • Informed Consent form
  • Outline of the analysis of the painting
  • Digital survey (with QR code to access it)
2.

Participants are divided in three groups and distributed in the available time slots

Arrival of the participants

3.

Participants are given an alphanumeric identifier

  • This ID is composed of one letter, referring to the group, and one number, referring to the participant within the group
4.

Participants fill in the Informed Consent form

Note
See attachment: MyTISSE Informed Consent Form.pdf

4.

Pfill in the Informed Consent form

Creative Engagement

5.

Participants are given a tablet and an interactive pen

Note
Required instruments : TabletInteractive penDrawing application (in this case, IbisPaint X)

5.
6.

Instructions are given to the participants: identify human figures, parts of them and other elements and color them using only one of the two palettes

6.1.

Group A Participants are told that the XRF refers to a painting is by Matisse. No other piece of information is provided. They are also asked to provide a title

6.2.

Group B Participants are told that the XRF refers to the painting "Bathers by a River" by Matisse

6.3.

Group C Participants are told that the XRF refers to the painting "Soldiers by a River" by Matisse

7.

Participants choose only one of the available two palettes

8.

Participants freely draw and color the XRF image

Citation
Participants' reinterpretations as digital image (*.jpg or *.png file)

Knowledge Acquisition

9.

Participants are provided a small presentation of the canvas and of its gestation

Note
See attachment: MyTISSE Knowledge Acquisition.pdf

Evaluation

10.

Participants scan a QR Code

Note
Participants should use their own smartphone

11.

Participants fill the survey

Note
See attachment: MyTISSE Evaluation.pdf

Citation
Participants' anonymous results in tabular form (*.xlsx file)

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