For the Deutsches Museum in Munich we developed a native app that can be used as a digital guide for the newly renovated, six-story exhibition space. The app allows users to explore the expansive exhibition either through guided tours or on their own. AR experiences and quiz tours provide an interactive experience. The app also offers extensive customization options.
Augmented Reality Experience: Organ
In the “Musical Instruments” exhibition area, an augmented reality (AR) model of an organ invites visitors to explore the instrument from a new perspective. They can look inside the organ, discover its individual components, and learn how the different parts work together to produce its sound. Visitors can then take the experience one step further by playing the virtual organ themselves and bringing the instrument to life.
Project Details
Client: Deutsches Museum München
Solution: Digital media guide featuring interactive multilingual content for a wide range of audiences
Format: Native app, digital guiding, augmented reality, gamification, multilingual content, accessibility
fluxguide Services: Concept development, UX/UI design, technical implementation and ongoing support of the museum app
Benefits: Visitors can explore the six-storey exhibition area individually and based on context. Various tours, the Explore and Near Me modes, AR experiences, improved navigation, as well as accessible and multilingual content make the museum accessible and engaging for a wide range of audiences.
Individual visitor experience
Visitors can take advantage of extensive personalization options, such as choosing an avatar, selecting between light and dark user interfaces, and listing memorized exhibits and displays.
Context-Aware Home Screen
The museum app adapts its home screen to whether visitors are at home or on site. By presenting the most relevant content based on their context, it helps users prepare for their visit and discover exhibitions and highlights that match their interests.
Explore Freely with Smart Navigation
Visitors can explore the museum and its extensive grounds at their own pace, while the app makes orientation effortless. The Near Me feature uses the visitor’s location to recommend nearby exhibits and relevant content. AR navigation, intuitive search, and location-based recommendations make it easy to discover exhibits, find points of interest, and navigate the museum with confidence.
More Features
- Interactive Site Plan: Display of exhibitions, exhibits, venues, and service facilities on site map, zoom-pinch control, exhibit previews
- Smart search function and filter options
- Gamification elements, quiz and group mode for school classes
- Content creation for broad audiences: Audio, audio – simple language, audio description, videos in German sign language; images, text, dynamic integration of augmented reality content
- 8 languages: English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin.
- Communication of information important for visiting the museum as well as daily events