Touch Screen Directory Kiosk |
When designing a good touch screen directory kiosk, many elements must be considered. The more sorting capabilities available in the touch screen, the easier it will be to find a person, place or thing in that directory. Sorting and flow are key in a touch screen directory, as searching requires the use of an onscreen keyboard which can make a user uncomfortable or a hardware keyboard which negates the reasons for doing a touch screen kiosk in the first place. A good directory kiosk is also easy for an administrator to edit, add and delete content. The admin ability is key and the media used in the admin should be multi-purpose. As you are changing your website, the same data/media can be used directly on the touch screen kiosk. I would recommend a system that would change both your website and kiosk with one tool.
|
| Touch screen directory kiosk uses |
Touch Screen Directory Kiosk Options |
- Corporate Building directories
- Exhibit directories in museums, art galleries and other public display sites
- Medical building directories
|
- Great drill-down navigation
- Many sorting options for the directory lists
- Categories / sub category / detail flow
- Detailed display pages that include images, text and layout options
- A secure accessible administration
|
|
| Online tools for adding, editing and deleting content from the touch screen directory. |
 Creating a well organized relational database with easy to use editing tools is essential in the design of a touch screen directory kiosk. This screen shot is from the tools for a mall type organization.
- Showroom Details
- Product Categories
- Product Lines
- Staff
|
I would generally recommend skipping the use of peripherals like a keyboard as we are trying to draw people to interact with the system without the scary overtones of a computer.
|
