A Software Framework for Mobile Apps in the Museum Application Domain

Preface
	Domains and Communities
	Preceding Publications and Presentations
	The ViSIT Project
Executive Summary
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Listings
1 Introduction and Structure of the Thesis
2 Motivation
	2.1 Museum Visits in Germany
	2.2 Digital Transformation
	2.3 Mobile Technologies
	2.4 Tourism
	2.5 Summary: External Influence and Impacts
3 The Problem Domain
	3.1 Inside View: “The Museum Identity”
		3.1.1 Inherent Domain Processes
		3.1.2 Role of the Museum Professional
	3.2 Outside View: “Visitor Integration”
		3.2.1 Educational Role and Learning Environment
		3.2.2 Technology and Bring Your Own Device
	3.3 Challenges for Smaller Institutions
	3.4 Summary: Internal Conflict and Challenges
4 Research Design and Goals
	4.1 Problem Areas
	4.2 Research Problems
	4.3 Research Paradigm
5 Conceptual Foundation
	5.1 Important Terms
		5.1.1 Framework
		5.1.2 Data and Content in the Context of Museums
		5.1.3 Human-Centered Design
	5.2 Breakdown and Integration of the ‘User’
		5.2.1 Psychology in UX Design
		5.2.2 ‘Consumer’ Expectation and Content Selection
		5.2.3 ‘Creator’ Tasks and Data Entry
	5.3 Setup for Design and Development
6 Framework Design
	6.1 Domain-Driven Design
	6.2 Fundamental Design Iterations
		6.2.1 Text Selection
		6.2.2 WYSIWYG Components
		6.2.3 App Pages
		6.2.4 Conceptual Core of the Framework
	6.3 Detailed Framework Scope
	6.4 Technological Scaffold
		6.4.1 Architectural Concepts
		6.4.2 The MV* Design Pattern
	6.5 Engineering of the Framework Components
		6.5.1 The Model
		6.5.2 The View
		6.5.3 The ViewModel
7 Prototype Development
	7.1 Tasks and Roles in App Development
	7.2 Web and App Technologies
	7.3 Implementation of the Prototype
		7.3.1 Tools and Services
		7.3.2 App Structure, Workflow, and Interaction
		7.3.3 Models and Data Structure
		7.3.4 Views and Graphical User Interface
		7.3.5 ViewModel and Data Transformation
8 Evaluation
	8.1 Evaluation Episodes and Processes
	8.2 Review of the Framework Concept
9 Conclusion
References