A Study on the Development of the Way of Appreciation of Art and Subsidiary Tools for Visually Challenged

• Project/Area Number: 23531205
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Kyoto University of Education (2012-2014); Kagawa University (2011)
• Principal Investigator: HINO Yoko 京都教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (90269928)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHIOSE Takayuki 京都大学, 総合博物館, 准教授 (90332759) ; YOKOTA Makoto 京都大学, 学際融合教育研究推進センター, 特定研究員 (90643643)
• Research Collaborator: ITO Kyoko 財団法人細見美術館, 主任学芸員 ; HIMOTO Ryuta 京都大学, 宇宙総合学研究ユニット, 技術補佐員
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 音声ガイド / 視覚障碍者 / 美術鑑賞 / 細見美術館 / 音声ガイドシステム / 鑑賞 / アンドロイド型スマートフォン / 鑑賞教育 / 視覚障害者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we have developed an audio guide system that visually challenged can use and enjoy works of art by themselves in museums.Yokota has developed an audio application that we can reproduce the audio information of works of art by downloading it to Android smartphone which have push buttons.Hino and graduate students of Kyoto University of Education have made and edited the information of works at Hosomi Museum in Japan. Finally,we have tested the audio guide system that people who visit Hosomi Museum can use and select the two files, one is recorded basic knowledge of each work by voice synthesis and the other one is recorded dialogues three persons talk about each work freely.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 赤外線カメラを用いた博物館来館者行動の分析 (2012)
  • Author(s): 塩瀬隆之・西村卓馬・平岡敏洋・川上浩司・山下歩・中谷将人・宗本晋作
  • Organizer: 計測自動制御学会第39回知能システムシンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] 展示資料の相互関係性への着目を促すExhibition Contestの提案 (2012)
  • Author(s): 塩瀬隆之・西村卓馬・平岡敏洋・川上浩司・山下歩・中谷将人・宗本晋作
  • Organizer: 計測自動制御学会第39回知能システムシンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] 博物館における学び促進のための仕掛けと評価 (2011)
  • Author(s): 塩瀬隆之・西村卓馬・平岡敏洋・川上浩司
  • Organizer: ヒューマンインターフェース
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
• [Presentation] 地域連携によるワークショップ開発ー評価サイクルに関する研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 塩瀬隆之・水町衣里・磯部洋明・黒川紘美・堂野能伸・神谷麻梨
  • Organizer: 大学博物館協議会・第６回博物科学会
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋