eInk display as a replacement for tombstones
Determine if interactive displays add value to the tombstone experience.
We talked with BKIN about eInk kiosks. One place where this may be useful is in tombstones. We aim to determine if eInk displays can perform all the same functions as current tombstones, and see if they can enhance engagement without detracting from the art and curatorial message. By using the nook, an android-based eInk display that is available for under $100, we can write websites to deliver content.
Sub-Experiment I is to determine how well the nook handles multilingual support, and if that is valuable and discoverable for the musuemgoer.
Nook Simple Touch microSD card [optional] wifi access [optional]
- Acquire a Nook Simple Touch
- Root using touchnooter
- either serve up this repository using something like
python -m simpleHttpServeror copy this repository to the root of the microSD card - browse and enjoy!
The nook browser can display multiple languages using @font-face declarations The nook browser has a limited amount of information it can display - some tombstones are larger than practical to fit on one screen
We should explore interactivity More work needs to be done in accessibility guidelines (font sizes, mainly)
None Yet
XDA Developers Forum on the Nook Simple Touch