Both Stephany and I went up to York to plan out the nitty-gritty for the new project and came face-to-face with the Ivory Bangle Lady – quite literally. Whilst this is nothing unusual for Stephany, who really shows such affection for the remains she studies, I was a little more perturbed by being so close [...]
We’re excited to announce that Cadw (the official guardian of the built heritage of Wales) has appointed us to develop a suite of apps for some of their major heritage landmarks. The first is for Conwy Castle and Town Walls in North Wales, a magnificent fortress built by Edward I. Visitors will download the app [...]
After speaking earlier this year at the Dehongli Cymru / Interpret Wales conference, ‘Knowing your apps from your elbows’, I am really pleased to have been asked to contribute to the latest Dehongli Cymru / Interpret Wales newsletter. At the conference I shared my thoughts on how the psychology of motivation can be used when thinking [...]
Great news that OPAL and Natural History Museum has been recognised as one of the UK’s best environmental projects at the National Lottery Awards 2011 and that our Bugs Count app is featured! Read all about it here.
Well, its taken just a few short weeks to completely re-work the way our website was built. Why did we do it? Well, this has enabled us to use a ground breaking, open-ended system that gives us unprecedented control from a content management system and sparks a new way for us to deliver stunning, easily [...]
A website, in its most basic sense, is an online ‘reflection’ of a real world organisation, group, site etc – a place at which interested web users can find out more information and engage with a ‘brand’ in a virtual environment. Traditionally they are relatively static and didactic in the their provision – visitors can [...]
It seems that social media is the real industry buzz phrase at present – and rightly so. The opportunities that social media platforms offer to reach, connect and engage with new audiences are vast and the potential for innovative, inclusive heritage interpretation outreach is massive. It’s a topic that I’ve discussed in considerable depth in [...]
Has your site / facility got a website? Chances are (and I would hope) you have. After all, websites are now amongst, if not the, most important and effective ways of marketing your ‘experience’ to a visitor already spoilt for choice in an economy hit, over crowded leisure market. Most websites, along with marketing, fulfill [...]
