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I am trying to come up with a list of possible techniques for two 
interactives, and hope the ISEN brain trust can help. 

1) What’s the best reveal technique you’ve seen, or can imagine? We want 
visitors to see an unfamiliar term, then do something that reveals an 
image which illustrates what the definition is. Possibilities include: 

a) pressing a button to reveal an illuminated image
b) a spinner with the word on one side, and the illustration on the other
c) a wall of small, hinged doors or flips with the word printed on the 
outside, which visitors lift to reveal the illustration
d) a slider visitors move to change the graphic surface from one that 
shows the word, to one that shows the illustration

What other reveal techniques have you seen that engage visitors?

2)  We are also looking for the best way to give visitors a chance to vote 
for one of ten choices, and let them see how previous visitors have voted. 
Have you ever seen a fun way to let visitors cast a vote and see a 
physical measure of the results? (For example, visitors could drop a coin 
into the fear slot they wanted to vote for. The coin rolls around before 
it drops into one of the top 10 fear tubes. Visitors can see how their 
vote compares with previous visitors who have cast their votes.)

I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions you have, and would be happy to 
compile and share a list of techniques I receive to anyone who is 
interested. I look forward to hearing your ideas. 

Thanks so much for your time,
Cari Dwyer
Exhibit Developer
Science Museum of Minnesota

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