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Eric Siegel
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On Jan 20, 2008, at 7:32 PM, Toni Dancu wrote:
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> Hello colleagues,
>
> *At your institution, do you currently have any "immersive"
> exhibits (single
> exhibits, not entire exhibitions)? *
>
> We are defining an exhibit as *immersive* if it incorporates *any, not
> necessarily all*, of the following design characteristics:
> a. *Vertical surround*: Aspects of the exhibit extend over the
> visitor's
> head or under the visitor's feet. Examples include larger-than-life
> walk-through exhibits like the heart at the Franklin institute and
> exhibits
> that you crawl inside, such as caves and coal mines.
> b. *Horizontal surround*: Aspects of the exhibit extend behind the
> visitor's back (literally). Examples include exhibits that you
> enter into,
> such as a cave, but not exhibits that you walk through, such as a
> tunnel at
> an aquarium.
> c. *Kinesthetic Involvement*: Enables the use of the visitor's
> whole
> body to navigate/explore the space or to investigate and explore a
> phenomenon (this is beyond walking through on a flat floor/stairs or
> sitting in a chair). Examples include crawling through a maze or
> casting
> colored shadows of your body on a wall, but not exhibits where
> visitors
> simply walk through a space.
> *
> We're just looking for a "yes" or "no" response. If you could,
> please reply
> by January 28th.
> *
> Thank you very much for your time,
>
> Toni
>
>
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> Toni Dancu, M.S.
> Research Associate
> Visitor Research & Evaluation
> Exploratorium
> 3601 Lyon Street
> San Francisco, CA 94123
> 415.353.0479 (voice)
> 415.561.0370 (fax)
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