Halls of fame · For principals, athletic directors and alumni directors
An interactive hall of fame kiosk any visitor can figure out alone
Nobody stands beside the kiosk to explain it. The site has to do that work: clear starting points, a search, simple filters and profiles that reward a curious tap.
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What is an interactive hall of fame kiosk?
An interactive hall of fame kiosk is a self-service touchscreen station in a lobby where visitors browse a school’s inductees on their own, choosing categories, searching names and reading full profiles. HistoryShowcase gives the kiosk a home screen with clear starting points, search, category and year filters, and visitor settings for larger text and reduced motion.
Updated
- Made for
- Principals, athletic directors and alumni directors
- Where schools put it
- Main lobby, Alumni or advancement office, Athletic entrance
- Layouts
- Portrait gallery, Timeline, Profiles
- Visitors can filter by
- Category, Year
- Cost
- Free to use. No payment details required.
A kiosk has to explain itself
A kiosk in a lobby is used by strangers: a parent waiting for a meeting, an alum back for a reunion, a visiting team’s fan, a seven-year-old who touches everything. None of them got instructions, and each wants something different. Many hall of fame kiosks end up as slideshows because the content was never organized for someone to browse, so people glance at them and keep walking.
An interactive hall of fame kiosk earns its use when every visitor has an obvious first move. Put a few clear categories on the home screen, offer search for the visitor looking for one name, and give long collections filters such as category and decade. Profiles should hold enough story and photos to reward the tap. Visitors who need it can turn on larger text or reduced motion right at the touchscreen.
How does an interactive hall of fame kiosk compare with a looping slideshow?
| What matters | A looping slideshow | HistoryShowcase |
|---|---|---|
| Who picks what shows | The slide order decides | The visitor taps what interests them |
| Finding one person | Wait for their slide to return | Type the name into search |
| Attention needed | Works with a quick glance | Rewards a visitor who stops and taps |
| Story length | A caption per slide | A biography and photos per inductee |
| Text size | Set when the slides are made | Visitors can turn on larger text |
What makes a kiosk easy to use
Clear starting points
A few big categories on the home screen, worded the way your visitors talk, not the way the committee files them.
Search for one name
Alumni and families usually come looking for someone specific. Search gets them there without scrolling.
Filters for long lists
Up to two named filters, such as category or sport, plus filtering by year, keep a large hall easy to narrow.
A story about the hall itself
A short collection explaining how inductees are chosen and when the hall began, for visitors who are new to it.
Profiles worth the tap
A biography, class year, subtitle and photos, so a curious visitor learns something real in a minute.
Settings visitors control
Larger text and reduced motion that visitors can turn on at the kiosk themselves.
Organize for someone who has never seen it
Name collections in plain words and keep the top level short. Depth belongs inside the profiles.
Your siteHall of Fame
- InducteesPortrait gallery
Every member, filterable by category and year.
- Through the decadesTimeline
Inductees placed in the era they represent.
- About the hallProfiles
How it started, how inductees are chosen, past ceremonies.
Visitors can narrow it by
- Category
- Year
How do you set up an interactive hall of fame kiosk?
Watch a stranger use it
Preview the draft on the kiosk and hand it to someone who has never seen it. Note every place they hesitate.
Rename and simplify
Rename confusing collections, trim the home screen to a few choices and add filters where lists run long.
Publish and leave it running
Publish, then open the site full screen or as an installed app so the kiosk keeps the published site for offline use.
Where should an interactive hall of fame kiosk go?
- Main lobbyVisitors waiting to be signed in have a few minutes to spare.
- Alumni or advancement officeReunion guests and campus visitors stop there first.
- Athletic entranceVisiting fans browse before the doors open.
Interactive hall of fame kiosk questions
Does it work on the kiosk we already have?
The site runs in a web browser. Open it full screen on your touchscreen kiosk, or install it as an app there, and it saves the published site for offline use.
How do visitors find one person quickly?
They can search by name right at the kiosk. Collections can also offer up to two named filters plus filtering by year.
Can visitors with low vision use it?
The touchscreen includes visitor accessibility settings such as larger text and reduced motion, which visitors can turn on themselves.
What if someone edits the site while the kiosk is running?
Edits stay in a private draft until someone with publishing access publishes them. The kiosk shows the published site, not the draft.
Related ideas
Make the kiosk the first stop in your lobby
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