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Realworld
exhibitions
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Virtual
exhibitions
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| Navigation
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Does not provide an overview of exhibition space
No map guide or visual clues available to find route and exits
...or these visual clues are not distinct from the rest of the exhibition
No choice to short cut fixed route gallery
Easy to get lost in exhibition space |
Descending pages leave you in a dead-end with no way to link laterally
...this is worse when the 'back' button is not available [flash]
Lack of navigation control within each page
Links not obvious or hard to find
Multiple 'clicks' required to reach destination |
| Design
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Tries to provide too much information
Confusing or cluttered layout so that the content cannot be seen
...or not too much blank space instead of content
Unattractive and inappropriate design style
Exhibit information is not easy to see or find
Incomprehensible
The exhibition looks stunning but requires a guide to use |
Too much information on the page
Confusing layout
Non-linking text has been underlined
Unattractive and inappropriate design style
Cannot see links as they are off screen or look the same as standard text
Incomprehensible
The site looks stunning but requires a manual to use |
| Style
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You do not know if you are still in the same exhibition
The effort you have made to understand the exhibits is wasted |
You do not know if you are still at the same site
The effort you have made to understand the first page is wasted
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| Media
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Limited variety of media used to present content
... media used is passive only
Longer presentations not signed as such and no seating provided |
Latest file formats when text would have done the same job
State of the art site but has not been designed for home use
Slow to download
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| Function
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Build quality sufficient poor
Not enough circulation space
Exhibits and text hard to see for all [or most] groups of society
Presents health and safety problems |
Links lead to a 404 page, or are out of date
Pictures not optimised for web use
Technically ambitious site fails to function |
| Information
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Presents less information than is available elsewhere
Does not answer questions you arrived with
...and does not provide further reference elsewhere
Does not make the visit worthwhile |
Presents less information than is available elsewhere
Does not answer questions you arrived with
...and does not provide further reference elsewhere
Does not give geographical location [if it is providing service a in the real world]
Does not make the visit worthwhile |
| Interaction
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Does not provide feedback for actions taken |
Few links
No eMail contact link
Does not provide feedback for actions taken |
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