OverviewThe introduction of the smartphone into the private and professional lives of humans has provided a channel to real-time and place-specific information that can enhance (and disturb) day-to-day living. Given such impact, many museums and archaeological exhibitions have chosen to develop digital applications to enhance the visitor experience via accompanying the visitor through the exhibitions. Yet after a decade, these applications still seem understudied and, in practice, very undeveloped. This review aims to shed some light on the possibilities and shortcomings of museum apps. I discuss and critically evaluate the technical efficiency, practical utility, and user experience of the British Museum Guide (Museums Guide Ltd.) and My Visit to the Louvre (Musée du Louvre) applications. These two mobile apps represent the contemporary standard for museum apps, thereby allowing me to generalize about this genre of digital media.

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加强展览？十年发展后讨论博物馆应用

概述将智能手机引入人类的私人和职业生活提供了一个获取实时和特定地点信息的渠道，这些信息可以改善（和干扰）日常生活。鉴于这样的影响，许多博物馆和考古展览选择开发数字应用程序，通过陪同参观者参观展览来增强参观者的体验。然而十年后，这些应用程序似乎仍然没有得到充分研究，而且在实践中还很不发达。这篇评论旨在阐明博物馆应用程序的可能性和缺点。我讨论并批判性地评估了大英博物馆指南 (Museums Guide Ltd.) 和我的卢浮宫之旅 (Musée du Louvre) 应用程序的技术效率、实用性和用户体验。