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Mac

we have to deal with many languages all the time
for a new exhibition (opening in one month) we are going to try what we call "the interactive label"
each exhibit will have a touch screen and a barcode reader
each visitor gets a bracelet with barcode
when you scan your barcode for the first time you can choose a language on the touch screen,
on the touch screen you will then get instructions on what to do, feedback, the possibility to get background info,..
scanning your barcode at a second exhibit will immediately put that exhibit in the right language for you
in a few months I can tell you if this is succesfull or not 

Experimentarium (Copenhagen) has a good solution for three languages: they use triangular displays , you can turn the language of your choice towards you, when you release them they fall back so that Danish is on top

Patricia Verheyden
Technopolis


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Subject: Bilingual graphics
 
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Is there an institution  that does signage in multiple languages really well? 
And by that I mean they  don't just have twice the signs - one in English, 
one in Spanish - they have  figured out ways to convey the info without 
bombarding people with  text?
 
Mac  

Robert Mac  West 
Informal Learning Experiences
P.O. Box 42328
Washington, DC  20015
202.362-5823 ph
202.362-3596 fax
202.345.4344  mobile
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