Lwaxana said:
so Digi tell us what u wrote for
Compare and Contrast Information kiosk with printed pamphlet
ii) The use of a pamphlet means much paper is being used then thrown away by people. This is going to cost the centre a lot of money over time where as an initial payment for the information kisosks are going to be cheaper to be run over the long term.
A pamphlet, similar to a kiosk, may contain graphics however it is difficult to edit and change these as store times will often change (i.e Christmas hours) meaning either:
a. Reprinting is going to cost a lot of money or
b. The information in the pamphlet is inaccurate.
Where as an 'online' information kisosk can be accessed easily and changed.
A pamphlet will only be able to be read. This means it may cut a share of the general public out of the amount of people that can use it. I.e people with reading disabilities or people of different ethnicities, this brings up inclusivity rights and will cause problems in providing information about the centre. This is contrasted with the Informations Kiosk possibility of including sound and multiple languages.
However, the pamphlets will provide more people to information as
a. There will be no queues behind the kiosks if enough aren't installed, and
b. People can take the pamphlets with them, saving time incase information is forgotten in the location of a store.
Both solutions may reduce 'browsing' time (window shopping), which could lead to less sales to companies in prime locations, however customers infuriated with not knowing where anything is will be avoided.
An information kiosk will be able to provide more information than a pamphlet, as in a centre with several hundred stores, your pamphlet is going to be turning into a book. The Nature of a multimedia information kiosk with hypermedia means this situation of providing information to shopper is well suited.
I then summed this up with a table,
differences and similarities versus the two solutions.
5/5..