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Visitor Research & Evaluation

Reports & Publications

VRE research and evaluation studies are designed to inform the Exploratorium's educational and cultural practices, as well as influence learning in informal environments and in the museum field worldwide. Below we provide access to all of our book chapters, journal articles and reports.

Filtered by: Living Liquid

Decoding a Complex Visualization in a Science Museum – An Empirical Study PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Research • Year: 2019
Using a Tangible Versus a Multi-touch Graphical User Interface to Support Data Exploration at a Museum Exhibit PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma, Lisa Sindorf • Project: East Gallery, Living Liquid • Study: Research • Year: 2015
Engaging Museum Visitors with Scientific Data through Visualization: A Comparison of Three Strategies PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Research • Year: 2013
Living Liquid: Design and Evaluation of an Exploratory Visualization Tool for Museum Visitors PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Research • Year: 2012
Living Liquid Summative Evaluations PDF File
Author(s): • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Summative • Year: 2018
Living Liquid--Front End Evaluation: Visualizing the TOPP dataset PDF File
Author(s): Lisa Sindorf, Joyce Ma • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Front-end • Year: 2014
Visitors' Prior Knowledge and Interests in Marine Microbes and Metagenomics PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Front-end • Year: 2011
Living Liquid Exhibit Cluster PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Formative • Year: 2010
Sea of Genes: A Reflection on Visualising Metagenomic Data for Museums PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Living Liquid • Study: Summative • Year: 2021