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This is a little aside to the subject of HDE, but I feel like typical
interactive experiences are getting the short end of the stick here! And as
a professional exhibitionist, I just want ot address it.
One of the attitudes that designers/developers can take is that interactive
exhibits are an interaction between the device and the visitor. What if we
caem from a different place? What if the interactive were considered a
starting point for interaction between visitors? What if it were a
conversation starter acknowledging the science knowledge/ability in each
person? What is great about the HDE described so far is that people can talk
and ask questions of a facilitator. What if exhibit interactives inspired
people to talk to one another!? I have designed such exhibits for other
genres of museums and had high dwell times - it works!
Jennie Zehmer
Director of Exhibit Services & Development
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
222 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
PH (215) 448-1128
Fax(215) 448-1188
http://www.fi.edu/exhibitserviceshttp://www.ezibits.com
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