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Here are a couple I have done - tilty table and sextant as interface:
http://www.exhibitresearch.com/cms/?q=node/6
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/shackleton/exhibition.html
There are lots of things you can buy off the shelf now, and
electronics are a lot easier to work with than they used to be - with
some kind of sensor you can make anything into an interface. And lots
of people do video tracking now - which means you don't have to touch
anything at all.
But all this comes with huge usability challenges, so design and
instructions have to be really clear or else people will either not
get it or just play with the technology (unless that's what you want
them to do). Nice piece of research about this:
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1240848&dl=ACM&coll=ACM
On 7 Jul 2008, at 21:39, John Kelton wrote:
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> Talk to Keith Feinstein and his work on the interactive "Be the
> Dinosaur". You have complete control over the movements of a
> dinosaur in a virtual environment. Head tilt, steps, smell, etc.
> You can even run in one direction while looking left or right.
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> The exhibit is currently showing at the Louisville Science Center.
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> DDR makes for a very fun interface. I worked on a custom version
> for the
> Franklin Institute's Heart exhibit, the foot pads were used in the
> sequence which blood pumps through the heart. We also built a version
> using the standard arcade foot pads for the McKenna Children's Museum
> (designed by JRA), for an interactive called "Get Moving". In both
> cases
> the exhibits seemed much more engaging then a pushbutton or
> touchscreen
> version would have been.
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> What about "Dance Dance Revolution" ? That has a really interesting
> interface. (And, most likely, could be used well in a health-based
> exhibit. Maybe in conjunction with a heart monitor. Let them know
> how
> many calories they've burned?
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> Also, it might be worth checking out the Pico Crickets. I've played
> with them a little and it seems like they have a lot of potential.
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> Mat Vandneyenden
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