title: Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Mobile Exhibition Guide

authors: Chen, Jingyu Chen

subjects: mobile guide

abstract: As mobile devices are increasingly merging into our daily lives, exhibition ser-
vices are also facing innovation based on the newly available technologies. Our
project addresses these new circumstances. We developed a mobile exhibition
guide for the exhibition called quot;Mrs Brown's Big Day Out: Hamilton Women
in the 1950squot;. That is organized by the Waikato Museum. The proposed sys-
tem re-uses the TIP(Tourist Information Provider) system's framework and
provides information via mobile devices to visitors on Victoria Street, which
is an outdoor part of the exhibition. The information about a sight will be
delivered according to visitors' current locations and their interests.
We would also like to examine the possibility of re-using our TIP system
within the application area of exhibition guide. Therefore, we built the mobile
exhibition guide system under the TIP system's framework and developed
corresponding services that tailored the system to the requirements of visitors
and the exhibition organizer. During the development, we faced a number of
challenges, especially, modeling the unknown and unstructured exhibition data
into the TIP database. The development process as well as the implementation
and evaluation are detailed in this report.

text: Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Mobile Exhibition Guide As mobile devices are increasingly merging into our daily lives, exhibition ser-
vices are also facing innovation based on the newly available technologies. Our
project addresses these new circumstances. We developed a mobile exhibition
guide for the exhibition called quot;Mrs Brown's Big Day Out: Hamilton Women
in the 1950squot;. That is organized by the Waikato Museum. The proposed sys-
tem re-uses the TIP(Tourist Information Provider) system's framework and
provides information via mobile devices to visitors on Victoria Street, which
is an outdoor part of the exhibition. The information about a sight will be
delivered according to visitors' current locations and their interests.
We would also like to examine the possibility of re-using our TIP system
within the application area of exhibition guide. Therefore, we built the mobile
exhibition guide system under the TIP system's framework and developed
corresponding services that tailored the system to the requirements of visitors
and the exhibition organizer. During the development, we faced a number of
challenges, especially, modeling the unknown and unstructured exhibition data
into the TIP database. The development process as well as the implementation
and evaluation are detailed in this report.

year: 2007

title: Fashioning hybrid Muslim women’s veiled embodied geographies in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand: #hijabi spaces

authors: Soltani, Anoosh

abstract: In this article, we foreground the intersection of hijab and fashion as multiple expressions of Muslim women’s gendered identities and geographies in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand. Muslim women use their bodies to express adaptations of femininity, religion, and nationalities. Using an embodied geography lens, this article grapples with mutual intersecting identities, including gender, religion and nationality and wider relations of power. Drawing on interviews with 30 participants and their social media images, we show how participants trouble a modesty and fashion binary. They do this in – and through – the city of Hamilton in both online and offline spaces. There are three findings. First, we show the complex relationship between identities, hijab, fashion, gender and religious power relations in and around their bodies. Second, Muslim women have conflicting emotions when wearing a veil and engaging with fashionable clothing and accessories in Hamilton. Finally, we focus on the ways that Muslim women use Facebook and Instagram and an array of fashion hashtags to illustrate the intersection of hijab, clothes, place and Western fashion. In doing so they negotiate online and offline spaces to construct hybrid fashionable-Islamic bodies and places. In each of these findings, we highlight the ways participants understand their Muslim-Kiwi identities.

text: Fashioning hybrid Muslim women’s veiled embodied geographies in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand: #hijabi spaces In this article, we foreground the intersection of hijab and fashion as multiple expressions of Muslim women’s gendered identities and geographies in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand. Muslim women use their bodies to express adaptations of femininity, religion, and nationalities. Using an embodied geography lens, this article grapples with mutual intersecting identities, including gender, religion and nationality and wider relations of power. Drawing on interviews with 30 participants and their social media images, we show how participants trouble a modesty and fashion binary. They do this in – and through – the city of Hamilton in both online and offline spaces. There are three findings. First, we show the complex relationship between identities, hijab, fashion, gender and religious power relations in and around their bodies. Second, Muslim women have conflicting emotions when wearing a veil and engaging with fashionable clothing and accessories in Hamilton. Finally, we focus on the ways that Muslim women use Facebook and Instagram and an array of fashion hashtags to illustrate the intersection of hijab, clothes, place and Western fashion. In doing so they negotiate online and offline spaces to construct hybrid fashionable-Islamic bodies and places. In each of these findings, we highlight the ways participants understand their Muslim-Kiwi identities.

year: 2021

title: Too many Māori and Asian people are drowning – can better cultural understanding reverse the trend?

authors: Wheaton, Belinda

abstract: The article discusses the high rate of drownings in New Zealand, particularly among Māori and Asian communities. It highlights the need for culturally specific water safety education to address this issue. The Asian community, in particular, includes many first-generation migrants who may lack water skills due to their upbringing and fear of water. Overprotectiveness towards children around water is also common among Asian parents. The article emphasizes the importance of providing support and learning opportunities to help Asian migrants develop water skills and feel more comfortable in outdoor activities. Additionally, it mentions the declining water skills among New Zealand children in general and the need for better resourcing of school programs and community initiatives like ActivAsian. Culturally relevant knowledge and education are deemed crucial in changing attitudes and behaviors towards water safety. The article stresses that making New Zealand's beaches and waterways safe for all residents, including migrants, requires targeted funding and a collaborative effort to prevent tragic drowning incidents.

text: Too many Māori and Asian people are drowning – can better cultural understanding reverse the trend? The article discusses the high rate of drownings in New Zealand, particularly among Māori and Asian communities. It highlights the need for culturally specific water safety education to address this issue. The Asian community, in particular, includes many first-generation migrants who may lack water skills due to their upbringing and fear of water. Overprotectiveness towards children around water is also common among Asian parents. The article emphasizes the importance of providing support and learning opportunities to help Asian migrants develop water skills and feel more comfortable in outdoor activities. Additionally, it mentions the declining water skills among New Zealand children in general and the need for better resourcing of school programs and community initiatives like ActivAsian. Culturally relevant knowledge and education are deemed crucial in changing attitudes and behaviors towards water safety. The article stresses that making New Zealand's beaches and waterways safe for all residents, including migrants, requires targeted funding and a collaborative effort to prevent tragic drowning incidents.

year: 2022-12-20