The technology we refer to is connected to culture, tourism and education, and always accessible and inclusive
MB Museografia is now the official distributor of GVAM in Mexico. The museology design and exhibit assembly company based in Mexico City will deliver mobile culture to a country that has 32 World Heritage Sites and 30,000 archaeological sites. Mexican museums can now offer their visitors multimedia guides and...
The newly opened National Archaeological Museum (MAN – Museo Arqueológico Nacional) in Madrid’s Golden Mile, offers visitors a multimedia guide tailored to the needs of people with disabilities. Visitors can purchase it with their entry ticket for an additional 2 euros. This is an alternative tool to traditional audio...
The National Archaeological Museum opened its doors yesterday after undertaking a complete refurbishment, both physical and digital. Those who can not come to admire the result, may do so from any location using the “MAN, National Archaeological Museum” app, developed by GVAM and freely available for IOS and Android....
Cultural heritage experts with “ICT awareness” and technology providers with experience in heritage. The current situation of these two groups, and their relationship, has been analyzed in the study conducted by the eCultObservatory project. Despite the stereotypical confrontation between cultural industries and technology companies, both professional groups are working...
The main Spanish organizations working for the rights and interests of persons with disabilities have expressed support for Áppside, a project born from the collaboration between Fundación Orange and GVAM Guías Interactivas to promote and implement accessible mobile applications in Spanish museums. For many disabled people, mobile technology is...
We are celebrating! The Sorolla Museum App (only available in spanish) is among the three finalists in the Cultural Tourism category of “The App Tourism Awards 2014”. These awards are given out every year by SEGITTUR and FITUR. The jury’s decision will be announced on Thursday 23 at FITUR...
In 2013 the “freemium model “, which combines free downloads and in-app purchases, was a leader in mobile application stores, capturing 98% of market share in Google Play and 92% in Apple Store. This is one of the most important conclusions we can draw from Distimo’s annual survey, exemplified...
We addressed the following issues in our interview with Halena Rojas: the Smartphone user with visual disability and computer developers. Halena works as a consultant in the fields of accessibility, universal design e-learning and new technologies. She previously worked as a programmer in various educational projects. We had the...
Apps, museums and accessibility: these three concepts will soon be brought together in Spain thanks to the Áppside project. In GVAM we joined forces with the Orange Foundation in order to promote equal access to Spanish cultural heritage. Áppside will develop and offer free apps for all types of...
“The place to see and experience tomorrow’s technology now”. This defines the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin (Texas), whose 21st edition will take place in March 2014. Its director, Hugh Forrest, did not go unnoticed in the auditorium of the Ibero-American Culture Congress, held in Zaragoza from 20 –...
ultural industries and technology companies: are they forced to understand each other? “. With no small rhetorical intent, Molly Barton (@molbarton) chose this title for the speech she gave at the fifth Ibero-American Culture Congress. The increasing inter-dependence of the technological and cultural industries is sometimes analyzed from a reactionary...
During the fifth Conference on 2.0 Corporate Communication held on October 18th at the University Carlos III of Madrid, several communication, marketing and technology experts explored the uses of smartphones in order to improve business and institutional communication strategies. In this post we review the key elements for the...
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