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Hello All,

This is not a quote about what makes a great interactive exhibit, but a 
suggestion as to the work required to get there.


                        How to Build an Owl

                1. Decide you must

                2. Develop deep respect for feather bone and claw

                3. Place your trembling thumb
                   where the heart will be:
                   for one hundred hours watch
                   so you will know
                   where to put the first feather.

                4. Stay awake forever,
                   When the bird takes shape
                   gently pry open its beak
                   and whisper into it: 'mouse'

                5. Let it go.


                                Kathleen Lynch


Allyson Johns wrote:
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> In response:
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> What makes a great interactive exhibit?  The person standing before it.
> Without the being whose interest was sparked, an exhibit is just wires,
> gauges, handles and Stuff.  It may be well-planned, intricate, brilliant,
> beautiful and/or expensive, but if not touched, it is a pile of stuff.  So,
> an interactive exhibit has to speak to your audience, has to draw them in.
> It has to whisper, "Look at me!  Touch me.  Reach out to me.  Let me show
> you what you know."
>
> Allyson Johns
> Gallery Manager
> Virginia Discovery Museum
> Charlottesville, VA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Informal Science Education Network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Nina Simon
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:29 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Looking for your inspiring quotes about designing great
> interactives
>
>
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> ASTC-ers,
>
> I'm working on a simple tutorial/exhibition in Second Life for non-
> museum folks to give them some information about how museum exhibit
> designers think about designing interactive experiences.  For one
> portion, I'm creating a "quote wall" with ideas from exhibit and
> program designers all over the world, and I'd love your input.
>
> So please, respond to this email with your answer to the question:
>
> What makes a great interactive exhibit?
>
>
> And if you want to be acknowledged by name, please include your name
> and institution.
>
> Thanks, and look forward to being famous in the metaverse!
>
> Nina Simon
>
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