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iBeacons: API for the Real 
World? 
Rheinallt Jones, Tom Pert, Dafydd James
People’s Collection Wales 
Casgliad y Werin Cymru 
● Partnership between cultural heritage bodies in Wales 
● Full of photographs, sound archives, videos, articles 
● Accessible for anyone to contribute material 
● Important platform for collaboration 
The vision is not only to allow users to discover and view 
the online content; but also to encourage and enable 
individuals to engage and contribute to the collections.
People’s Collection Wales: Technology and Innovation
People’s Collection Wales: Technology and Innovation
Locly: a content platform for creating 
and interacting with beacons 
Beacon creators 
Create engaging in-the- 
moment 
experiences easily 
with content cards. 
Beacon users 
Find and interact 
with bite-sized 
content that's 
relevant to where 
you are.
Bluetooth LE: What is it? 
Bluetooth LE Devices 
Transmit Small Packets 
of Data 
3-10m 70m 
Which wakes up its 
‘listener’ to let it 
know it’s there 
Which calculates 
your proximity to 
the Beacon 
5cm
Estimote Kantakt Do it yourself 
‘Coin’ kit 
Types of iBeacons
http://vimeo.com/92045397 
Proof of technological concept: Do they work?
Creating beacon content 
Step 1: Set up the project 
● Name your project 
● Set up your ‘places’ (e.g. display, exhibit) 
● Linking your places to beacons
Creating beacon content 
Step 2: Create your content 
● Create ‘content cards’ for each place 
● Create widgets (using Bookry) 
● Publish cards
Creating beacon content 
Step 3: Test and publish 
● Place and calibrate your beacons 
● Download and test app 
● Publish project
Content Cards 
WHITE LABEL 
Standard 
Video 
Sound / Audio 
Event Schedule 
Quiz 
Chat 
Map 
Widget 
RSS 
Web Page 
Twitter 
Facebook 
Poll Feedback 
Photos iTunes U
Analysis: Mapping usage
Beacon learning zones 
Using beacons for 
ad-hoc group work 
Using beacons 
for content 
structuring
beacon 1 
‘For’ the Stirke 
for 
cards 
for 
cards 
for 
A cards for 
cards 
Afor 
cards 
Afor 
cards 
Afor 
cards 
beacon 2 
Aagains 
t 
cards 
‘Against’the Strke 
agains 
t 
cards 
agains 
t 
cards 
agains 
t 
cards 
Aagains 
t 
cards 
Aagains 
t 
cards 
Aagains 
t 
cards 
Using projects 
in the classroom 
Pupils move around 
to view cards from 
multiple beacons
Virtual Museum 
classroom beacon 
Key stage 2 Project 
A 
Key stage 3 Project 
history 
cards 
maths teacher 
history teacher 
A A A 
A A A 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
history 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
maths 
cards 
history 
cards 
history 
cards 
history 
cards 
history 
cards 
history 
history 
history 
history 
history 
history 
Maths History teacher 
teacher 
arrives. Pupils 
Pupils 
automatically see 
the 
maths cards. 
the history cards. 
Using projects in the 
extended learning 
environment 
Teacher visiting 
museum changes 
beacon content
Interpreting Intent: Detecting behavior around beacons
This is Peredur: Engineer, facilitator and moving beacon
Culture Beacon: A framework 
● Brings together multiple museum & 
heritage iBeacon tours in one place 
● Just one app to download for many site visits 
● Easy and fast way to start using iBeacon 
technology 
● Collaborating with the University of Leicester 
to ensure that published material reaches a 
standard criteria 
● Cross-marketing between 
members
‘Recoding the Museum’
Retail Events 
Education The 
Venues Groups 
internet of 
things 
Browser for the real world
Thank you! 
Diolch yn fawr! 
Rheinallt Jones 
rheinallt.ffoster-jones@museumwales.ac.uk 
Tom Pert 
tom.pert@rcahmw.gov.uk 
Dafydd James 
dafydd.james@museumwales.ac.uk 
info@culturebeacon.org 
www.culturebeacon.org

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I beacons api for the real world

  • 1. iBeacons: API for the Real World? Rheinallt Jones, Tom Pert, Dafydd James
  • 2. People’s Collection Wales Casgliad y Werin Cymru ● Partnership between cultural heritage bodies in Wales ● Full of photographs, sound archives, videos, articles ● Accessible for anyone to contribute material ● Important platform for collaboration The vision is not only to allow users to discover and view the online content; but also to encourage and enable individuals to engage and contribute to the collections.
  • 3. People’s Collection Wales: Technology and Innovation
  • 4. People’s Collection Wales: Technology and Innovation
  • 5. Locly: a content platform for creating and interacting with beacons Beacon creators Create engaging in-the- moment experiences easily with content cards. Beacon users Find and interact with bite-sized content that's relevant to where you are.
  • 6. Bluetooth LE: What is it? Bluetooth LE Devices Transmit Small Packets of Data 3-10m 70m Which wakes up its ‘listener’ to let it know it’s there Which calculates your proximity to the Beacon 5cm
  • 7. Estimote Kantakt Do it yourself ‘Coin’ kit Types of iBeacons
  • 8. http://vimeo.com/92045397 Proof of technological concept: Do they work?
  • 9.
  • 10. Creating beacon content Step 1: Set up the project ● Name your project ● Set up your ‘places’ (e.g. display, exhibit) ● Linking your places to beacons
  • 11. Creating beacon content Step 2: Create your content ● Create ‘content cards’ for each place ● Create widgets (using Bookry) ● Publish cards
  • 12. Creating beacon content Step 3: Test and publish ● Place and calibrate your beacons ● Download and test app ● Publish project
  • 13. Content Cards WHITE LABEL Standard Video Sound / Audio Event Schedule Quiz Chat Map Widget RSS Web Page Twitter Facebook Poll Feedback Photos iTunes U
  • 15. Beacon learning zones Using beacons for ad-hoc group work Using beacons for content structuring
  • 16. beacon 1 ‘For’ the Stirke for cards for cards for A cards for cards Afor cards Afor cards Afor cards beacon 2 Aagains t cards ‘Against’the Strke agains t cards agains t cards agains t cards Aagains t cards Aagains t cards Aagains t cards Using projects in the classroom Pupils move around to view cards from multiple beacons
  • 17. Virtual Museum classroom beacon Key stage 2 Project A Key stage 3 Project history cards maths teacher history teacher A A A A A A maths cards maths cards maths cards maths cards maths cards maths cards maths cards maths cards history cards maths cards maths cards maths cards maths cards history cards history cards history cards history cards history history history history history history Maths History teacher teacher arrives. Pupils Pupils automatically see the maths cards. the history cards. Using projects in the extended learning environment Teacher visiting museum changes beacon content
  • 18. Interpreting Intent: Detecting behavior around beacons
  • 19. This is Peredur: Engineer, facilitator and moving beacon
  • 20. Culture Beacon: A framework ● Brings together multiple museum & heritage iBeacon tours in one place ● Just one app to download for many site visits ● Easy and fast way to start using iBeacon technology ● Collaborating with the University of Leicester to ensure that published material reaches a standard criteria ● Cross-marketing between members
  • 21.
  • 23. Retail Events Education The Venues Groups internet of things Browser for the real world
  • 24. Thank you! Diolch yn fawr! Rheinallt Jones rheinallt.ffoster-jones@museumwales.ac.uk Tom Pert tom.pert@rcahmw.gov.uk Dafydd James dafydd.james@museumwales.ac.uk info@culturebeacon.org www.culturebeacon.org