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    Engaging visitors through exhibition design
    (2018) Luoto, Elisa; Rodriguez, Marco; Department of Design; Muotoilun laitos; Taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulu; School of Arts, Design and Architecture; Kareoja, Pentti
    This thesis is about engaging visitors through exhibition design. The thesis consists of two parts; the first part is a research and the second part is a case study. Firstly, in the research part I examine the topic of engaging visitors in exhibitions and highlight the role of the exhibition designer. I also discuss the fields of exhibitions and exhibition design in general. Additionally, I re-search the importance of experience, interaction and storytelling in exhibition design context. Secondly, the case study focuses on how to engage exhibition visitors in IT environment. The case study is an exhibition design project for the Department of Computer Science at Aalto University. The exhibition design was a collaboration project between my own Department of Design and the Department of Computer Science. The project assignment that I received, was to design a permanent museum exhibition. The idea was to display old computers and devices which were at that time hidden in the storage. The end result of the project was the design and the implementation of Evolution of Computers exhibition. Through this project I want to examine how to engage visitors and how to display and transmit information through experience. The aim of the study is to find out how exhibition design, information display media and interaction effects on the experience of exhibition visits. I chose the topic of exhibition design according to my personal interest and experience. I focus on how to engage visitors, because the main purpose of exhibitions is to influence visitors, to raise ideas and imagination. An exhibition has no meaning without the audience.