Using StoryMaps as interactive museum exhibits on touchscreen monitors

[Christine_Homuth]

Hi all,

I am currently assisting on a StoryMaps project with the end goal of having the Collection of StoryMaps displayed on a touchscreen monitor for an interactive museum display.

This is the first time I have consulted on a project for the purpose of an interactive exhibit. Admittedly, this may be too broad of a question, but are there any guidelines or best practices around the more technical monitor / display requirements or what features in StoryMaps/Collections to include and/or avoid?

The final layout of the StoryMaps are currently in progress. At this point it will consist of either a Collection with overview map (similar to Our Favourite Stories of 2024) or a map tour with media actions that will open the embedded content within the tour. The individual stories will include various media types including songs, videos, images, and maps.

Any suggestions or guidance is appreciated especially from previous experience with similar exhibits.

Thank you,
Christine

[AaronKoelker]

While I don't think there is a built-in way to do it through StoryMaps: the first thing that came to my mind while reading your post would be having some sort of auto-reset or timeout function so that after a set period of inactivity, the StoryMap goes back to its default view and is ready for the next group that wanders by. I believe there are browser plugins that can do this. 

Also, this doesn't answer your question, but wanted to share this great example of a museum exhibit shown with StoryMaps in case you haven't come across it already: Experience a 3D tour of an art exhibition in ArcGIS StoryMaps . It's not what you're trying to do, but sounds like you'd appreciate it and could maybe get ideas for other projects.