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I'd like to hear more about what people's experiences are with
Science on the Sphere? Any anecdotal or formal evaluation to report?
Eric Siegel
New York Hall of Science
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On May 6, 2006, at 3:25 PM, Clifford Wagner wrote:
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> There was a bit of a discussion at the AAM conference about these
> during the "Silverbacks and Young Turks" session. Erika Keisser
> from Ontario Science center, one of the young turks, talked about
> her dislike of personal audio anythings in exhibits. Her point is
> that these things preclude any social interaction between
> visitors. It's a really good point. When there is something
> interesting to us our first reaction is to pull someone else in to
> share the experience. ("Come here! You've got to see this!") If
> you need audio I think you are much better off with some sort of
> focussed sound device. With that type of audio two or three people
> together know that each of them is hearing the same thing. With
> something interesting being said, people will often nod to each
> other or mouth a wow and have a much better chance of actually
> discussing the topic with each other. That social reinforcement
> will never happen with a personal audio device.
>
> Clifford Wagner
>
> On May 6, 2006, at 1:41 AM, Mike Shanahan wrote:
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>> Aloha,
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>> Has anyone had experience in using wireless headphones or wireless
>> audio
>> handsets in an exhibit? We're trying to find the best solution for
>> providing audio information for a new exhibit (NOAA's Science on a
>> Sphere) and would like to avoid the messiness of headphone cords
>> etc. if
>> possible. Has anyone tried wireless sets? If so, do you lose a
>> certain
>> amount of them due to customers walking off with them? Or just
>> picking
>> up the headsets on one place and leaving them in another place? Any
>> insights you have would be great.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
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>>
>>
>> Mike
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>> Mike Shanahan
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