Visualizing Interaction Design Trends in Museums: A 30-Year Bibliometric Study

Visualizing Interaction Design Trends in Museums: A 30-Year Bibliometric Study | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Systematic Review Visualizing Interaction Design Trends in Museums: A 30-Year Bibliometric Study JIAJIA GUI, Nurul Hanim Romainoor This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8821442/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract UNESCO has developed a global strategic framework to address the challenges of digital heritage preservation through the Digital Heritage Agenda 2025.Interaction design for museum exhibitions has become an important way to improve the user experience and knowledge dissemination in the digital era, but existing research lacks a comprehensive exploration of its evolutionary trends and research priorities. given this, this study conducted a bibliometric analysis and an index regression mode of 656 peer-reviewed articles indexed within the Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus and PubMed databases. Through visualization tools such as CiteSpace, This study employed methods such as keyword clustering and co-occurrence analysis to systematically reveal the findings:The inclusive design approach is a new trend in museum interaction design.The research results indicate that a dynamic knowledge ecosystem composed of technology, cultural education and cultural heritage is the inevitable trend of the future.This study provides empirical references for museum staff when choosing and designing user-oriented exhibition designs. Humanities/Cultural and media studies Social science/Cultural and media studies Business and commerce/Information systems and information technology Social science/Science technology and society museum interaction design cultural heritage Bibliometric analysis CiteSpace Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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