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Moving at their own pace during the visit, the visitor is free to
interact (or not) with interpretive devices that can include :
a) People
Personal interpretation is undertaken by an “interpreter”
when the person is a subject expert, but not in period
costume. Interpretive personnel can include indigenous
representatives, tour guides, tourism operators, docents,
security guards and educators, curators or park rangers.
Non-personal interpretation “animation” when an actor
adopts a period character and “demonstration” when an
actor is not in character, but talking about the historical
period.
b) Media - Virtual environments, interactive devices,
educational signage, graphics, sound, smell, exhibits
(interactive and static).
c) Objects – artefacts, buildings, animals (stuffed and alive),
plants, rocks and models, figures, props.
d) Self-guiding tools – maps, guidebooks, podcasts,
interactive computers, dedicated radio stations, geographic
information systems (GIS).
e) Built structures – interpretation centers and interpretive
signage, etc.
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