A Video Table Project for the Historic Helena Museum

Project Scope

Key Points (Quick Scan)

• Delivered an ADA-accessible touch-screen “video table” for the Historic Helena Museum to showcase Phillips County history.
• Organized 4,000+ images/documents into 60 category folders, with rotating display mode for idle operation.
• Enabled Wi-Fi access for visitor research use, with content stored on secured USB media.
• Implemented admin/support documentation and backup approach via an Operations Manual and secured USB storage.
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• The Historic Museum in Helena, Arkansas, needs a video table to display pictures of Phillips County and ADA accessible to those who may be physically challenged. This “Video Table” containing pictures of Phillips County history must be user friendly, easy to use “touch screen” without instructions, easily wheelchair accessible, and contain pictures of the historic region of Helena on the Mississippi River. The Helena Museum displays artifacts, family records, Mississippi River history, Civil War history, and displays from the 1600's to current day.
• All pictures are in JPG format. Wireless internet, WIFI, is enabled so that the table can be used for historical research by anyone. There are 60 folders representing specific categories. Ove 4000 historical pictures and documents are paired and displayed within its specific folder. When not in use, these are set to display and rotate through the folders every 6 seconds.
• All directories/folders/pictures are stored on a USB drive and secured in the director’s office. There are 3 administrative accounts in the application. An operation manual was created that contains full administrative account information, a full backup USB, support contact information, and video table user/installation manual.

My Assignment

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• Led end-to-end implementation: content review, categorization, formatting, software loading, and usability testing.
• Coordinated design and approval with an 8-member Museum Board and Museum leadership as stakeholders and testers.
• Executed large-scale content work (4,000+ items) across 60 folders, including descriptions where needed.
• Produced operations documentation and defined handoff/support approach for ongoing updates and continuity.
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• My project assignment was to sort through all pictures, add content descriptions under each picture when needed, create as many folders (60) needed to categorize 4000+ pictures, coordinate design and installation with a panel of 8 Museum Board Members, ensure all pictures were formatted correctly for display, design/install all 60 folders and pictures into the operation software, and test to make sure all operations are very user friendly using the video table touch screen. I selected and used all Board members and the Museum manager as test engineers to test all video operations.
• Coordinating the sorting process and categorizing pictures and documents was successful because of cooperative work with all members of the Museum Board of Directors and executive officers. For initial design and installation approval, folder names and all pictures were submitted to an 8 Board membership for approval. The stakeholder requests and suggestions also made this a very successful project.
• Because of the research required for each picture, much time was required to sort through all 4000+ pictures and documents; then identified and copied into 60 folders. As the project manager, I used over 400 hours to perform all requirements from design to handoff.
• Support model: DG - DISPLAYS2GO, ADA Height and Reach Standards, 43 inch 10pt PCAP LCD Touch Screen, 42 inches tall, DiViEX Software Android 11 Operating System, Updates by USB, SKU/DK043TLBA

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