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n the largest program of its kind in the world, Antenna International™ is pro- viding up to 12,000 audioguide player


devices to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, enabling every visitor to receive a guide with the purchase of a ferry ticket. On Liberty Island, a 30-minute audio


tour explores the history of the Statue of Liberty and its status as a global symbol of freedom and opportunity, while in-depth interviews with architects and historians provide additional background. On Ellis Island, a 45-minute audio tour


immerses visitors in the immigrant expe- rience, through narration and first-hand accounts, allowing them to relive the expe- rience through the eyes of a new arrival. Interviews with historians, architects and archaeologists further complement the museum’s exhibits and galleries.


HERKENRODE ABBEY, BELGIUM T


he new experience centre at 600-year-old Herkenrode Abbey,


Belgium tells the tale of its fas- cinating past. Visitors can enjoy an immersive chronological tour, told by the Abbess, and a combination of re-enactments and 3D movies of architec- ture. The installation combines Dataton Watchout visuals and Dataton Pickup audioguides. Visitors approaching the visuals, point and click at the


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network transponder with their Pickup audioguide unit and are synched into the sound track of the Watchout show. If the show isn’t already running, the Pickup acts as a trigger. Antwerp-based Mimesis


installed the 17-channel Watchout multi-display system and the 100 strong Pickup audioguide system. The tour is offered in four languages with further tours in development for children and outdoor exhibits.


Read Attractions Management online attractionsmanagement.com/digital 53 Launched in June, the audioguides


complement the National Park Service’s ranger-led tours on both islands. The tours are available in nine languages – English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. An interactive children’s tour, narrated by an animal character, is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Also new for 2012 is a range of bespoke


software solutions, multi-platform digital distribution services and handheld multi- media guides. Software packages Antenna Publisher™ and Antenna Publisher Pro™ enable clients to create, update and pub- lish content to multiple platforms, including user-owned devices and Antenna’s new XP-Iris™ multimedia player. The XP-Iris™ handset incorporates touchscreen technol- ogy and is wi-fi enabled.


Visitors to Ellis Island can now hear first-hand immigration accounts, allowing them to relive the experience


“These products and services are set to push the boundaries of cultural and herit- age interpretation,” says Matthew Vines, global marketing and communications manager. “They infinitely expand the pos- sibilities of what visitors can experience in front of an object and outside of the muse- um’s walls. As well as pushing content out to multiple platforms, Antenna Publisher™ produces mobile experiences with images, videos, interactive games and mapping. The software offers the functionality to con- nect to social media, so visitors can tweet or post on Facebook. It can also incorpo- rate m-commerce (mobile commerce), so they can browse the attraction’s shop and buy a souvenir of what they’re looking at.”


The new tour includes re-enactments and 3D movies of architecture


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