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Hi Jennifer,
Mindbender Mansion, a new traveling exhibit by OMSI, features five
full-body games/group activities. We built all of them in-house, and
they were on the floor at OMSI for 3 months, and are now in Richmond,
VA- where they have been since January, without any major maintenance
concerns. Here are some descriptions. Also, feel free to contact me
off-list if you'd like to see photos of these activities (the listserv
doesn't allow photo attachments).
1. Spelling Fever
In this large-scale, full-body activity, teamwork is necessary to
successfully meet the challenge: to correctly spell answers to trivia
questions within a limited amount of time by hopping on letter squares.
Start the game by touching the small screen at one end of the dance
floor. Instructions are given on a large screen above the floor and the
game begins when a randomly generated question appears on the large
screen. The challenge is to think of the answer to the question (with
help from anyone nearby) and spell it out by plotting a course down the
floor and hopping on the correct letters. Visitors must land at the far
end of the floor to submit their answer. If the answer is correct, they
score points and then hurry back to the starting point to spell another
word, or a team member can start spelling the next answer to save time
and increase total points.
2. Feeding Frenzy
In this large-scale activity, teamwork is necessary to successfully meet
the challenge: to fill a minimum number of T.V. dinner trays (with five
kinds of food) on a moving conveyer belt within the specified amount of
time. Visitors can select a level of play (slow, medium, or fast) which
determines the speed of the conveyer belt. Points are given for each TV
dinner tray successfully filled but no points are given for trays
partially filled.
3. Move and Match
In this large-scale, full-body activity, teamwork is necessary to
successfully meet the challenge: to maneuver dining room chairs into a
correct pattern within the specified amount of time by pushing off of
other players and the pen walls. Four players each sit in a different
colored chair in an enclosed pen. A pattern is revealed on-screen and
the four teammates work together to maneuver their chairs into the
correct pattern by using their arms to push off of one another and the
pen walls. There is a second pen, so if there are eight players each
pen can play against the clock and also the other pen.
4. Flying Machine
In this large-scale activity, teamwork is necessary to successfully meet
the challenge: to move a mechanical "flying machine" around a large game
board hitting six targets in sequence within a specified amount of time.
Four players work together to move the flying machine to land on the six
targets. If a target is successfully hit, it lights up and the next
target in the sequence begins to flash.
5. Amazing Maze
In this large-scale activity, up to four visitors work together to tilt
a table in different directions, guiding a ball into several holes as
quickly as possible in the allotted time. A scoreboard keeps tally and
counts down the remaining time left in the game.
Let me know if you have any questions or are interested in any of these
big exhibits (:
Kari Jensen
Exhibit Developer/Evaluation Assistant
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
(503) 797-4658
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We are looking into creating some programming/activities around "big"
games. Does your museum have an extra large "checkers set" or some
other big games?
We'd love to hear about them! Feel free to send pictures if you have
them.
Did you build them in-house? Out source? Buy off the shelf?
How long have you used them?
Had any problems?
Thanks
Jennifer Barlup
Associate Exhibition Producer
614/228-2674 ext 2415
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