First-person interpretation

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First-person interpretation is one in which a museum guide or other interpretor plays the role of the person s/he is interpreting. In such a role, the interpretor acts as if s/he were an actual person from the era or culture s/he is representing. This role is often difficult, not only because it requires the interpretor to speak and behave as if s/he were the character being portrayed, but also because many museum-goers are not used to the first-person interpretation, being more familiar with museum guides acting as third person interpretors.