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A very simple way for visitors to create great effects is by having  
them project the reflected light of a small piece of 'plastic'  
mirror, moving and bending the mirror. You have to turn the light  
source  in the opposite direction towards the mirror. Cut some  
squares or lines into the mirror, even better. I spent hours playing  
to music when I prototyped this exhibit. It's like dancing.

Other interesting materials that make great shadows are semi  
transparent candy wrappings, chocolate packing materials etc.

Have fun!

Hanna

fingertip hands-on stationen
birchlenstrasse 10, ch-8600 dübendorf
+41 43 355 92 70, www.fingertip.ch


Am 26.01.2009 um 18:34 schrieb Eric Siegel:

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> Hello, all:
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> We are prototyping a new exhibition called ShadowPlay, the first we  
> have conceived, designed, and built in-house.  Here is a video of  
> the prototyping session <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5XqhbW_RX4>
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> One of the challenges and criteria for designing and building this  
> exhibition is that it can be de-installed and reinstalled (in the  
> same space) in a couple of hours.  It is in a multi-purpose space  
> in our new wing, so we can move it out for rentals, education  
> programs, etc.
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> Another challenge and criterion is that we had $55K to do the whole  
> thing, lighting, electric and all (not including tons of staff time).
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> Have a look, and we'd be grateful to the ISEN hive-mind for  
> comments and ideas.
>
> Big shout out to the Hall's Exhibit Services Dept for getting this  
> done!
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> Eric Siegel
> Director and Chief Content Officer
> New York Hall of Science
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