CIDOC Multimedia Working Group
Multimedia Evaluation Criteria
Revised Draft: J. Trant, Chair, CIDOC Multimedia Working Group
Nuremberg, Germany
September 8-10,1997
CONTENT
- 1. Is the content compelling and original?
- 2. How varied are the modalities of the content?
- 2.1. Does it include text, speech, music, still image, motion image, games, tests, free text input, drawing input, speech input, sound input, image capture, multimedia authoring input, other?
- 2.2. Are the modalities chosen appropriate to the content?
- 3. Is the content appropriate to the chosen delivery format? How well does the medium fit the message?
- 4. Is the content presented in an understandable way, appropriate to where and how the multimedia is delivered?
- 5. Is the presentation consistent? Clear?
- 6. Are the user's perspectives and characteristics considered? Does the presentation vary by user's:
- 6.1. expertise?
- 6.2. degree of interest?
- 6.3. prior-knowledge?
- 6.4. age?
- 6.5. prior pathways or system use history?
- 6.6. context of use?
- 7. Are the objects represented:
- 7.1. Accurately?
- 7.2. "Truthfully"
- 7.3. Responsibly
- 7.4. Sensitively
- 8. Is the source of all content readily available?
- 8.1. Is fact distinguished from editorial?
- 8.2. Is the voice always completely authoritative or does it admit of question, doubt and uncertainty?
- 9. Is full information given about museum objects?
- 9.1. Dates?
- 9.2. Physical descriptions
- 10. Is there a fixed point of reference in the color of reproductions? Is there metadata given about the reproduction process?
- 11. Does the multimedia attract the visitor to the real thing?
- 12. How rich & appropriate are the links? How extensive? How useful?
- 13. Does the context and meaning of the object come through?
- 13.1. Can we display context in time? In space? with respect to other objects?
- 14. Is the multimedia culturally sensitive?
- 14.1. Does it reflect the reality that different users have different degrees of prior cultural knowledge of the content?
- 14.2. Is it multilingual?
- 15. Have the rights to use the materials been cleared?
- 15.1. Is they explicitly acknowledged?
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