[BCMA] Streakers, skimmers, studiers

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Whether its
streakers, skimmers, and studiers
or
streakers, strollers, and studiers
it sounds like one of those IQ tests: which one doesn't fit?

The first one contains one description of pace of locomotion and two  
descriptions of level of attention, whereas the second contains two  
descriptions of pace of locomotion and one description of level of  
attention.

Scanners, skimmers, and studiers is another way of expressing it in a  
parallel manner.
So is streakers, strollers, and standees (suffixes notwithstanding).  
The sibilance is a bonus.

Regardless of the choice of words, the ideas are the same and  
correlates to what most us do in developing exhibits: ensure that  
there is a message hierarchy comprising primary, secondary and  
tertiary levels of information.

Cheers;
Chris

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On Apr 23, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:

> Well I've been using a very similar phrase - "streakers, strollers  
> and studiers" for 20 years to describe the different types of  
> visitors a museum can expect to encounter. The streaker is the  
> person who takes 20 minutes to "do the museum" they glance at  
> everything and only read the main titles. The stroller is the  
> person who meanders through reads the title and some of the labels,  
> skips the exhibits that they aren't drawn too - basically the  
> average visitor; finally the studier is the person who stays for  
> hours, reads every piece of text and asks the staff for more  
> information. These definitions have worked well for me as a tool  
> for helping museums develop their exhibits - basically getting them  
> to understand that not everyone visits the museum the same way or  
> wants/needs the same thing from their visit. Museums have to try to  
> address the needs of the different types museum visitor and not  
> treat everyone the exact same way.
> My two cents.
> Happy Friday!
>
> Wendy Fitch
> Co-Manager & Director, Museum Development
> Museums Association of Saskatchewan
> 422 McDonald Street
> Regina, SK   S4N 6E1
> 306.780.9280
> 1.866.568.7386 (SK only)
> www.saskmuseums.org
> wendy.fitch at saskmuseums.org
>
>
>
>
> On 22-Apr-10, at 9:52 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:
>
>> Hello fount of knowledge;
>>
>> I recall coming across a categorization of typical museum/gallery  
>> visitors as streakers, skimmers, or studiers. Can anyone provide  
>> any more info on that?
>>
>> Thanks;
>> Chris
>>
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>> Chris Au
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>> Didax Design
>> Burnaby, BC, Canada V5G 3R7
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>> T:  604 438 8180
>> C:  604 961 3472
>> F:  604 438 8180
>> W: DidaxDesign.Com
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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