ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Yes. Kristie M. Mazzoni Assistant Planetarium Director Gengras Planetarium The Children's Museum 950 Trout Brook Drive West Hartford CT 06119 (860) 231-2830 x24 -----Original Message----- From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Toni Dancu Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 7:32 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Quick "yes" or "no" question ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ************************************************************************ ***** Hello colleagues, *At your institution, do you currently have any "immersive" exhibits (single exhibits, not entire exhibitions)? * We are defining an exhibit as *immersive* if it incorporates *any, not necessarily all*, of the following design characteristics: a. *Vertical surround*: Aspects of the exhibit extend over the visitor's head or under the visitor's feet. Examples include larger-than-life walk-through exhibits like the heart at the Franklin institute and exhibits that you crawl inside, such as caves and coal mines. b. *Horizontal surround*: Aspects of the exhibit extend behind the visitor's back (literally). Examples include exhibits that you enter into, such as a cave, but not exhibits that you walk through, such as a tunnel at an aquarium. c. *Kinesthetic Involvement*: Enables the use of the visitor's whole body to navigate/explore the space or to investigate and explore a phenomenon (this is beyond walking through on a flat floor/stairs or sitting in a chair). Examples include crawling through a maze or casting colored shadows of your body on a wall, but not exhibits where visitors simply walk through a space. * We're just looking for a "yes" or "no" response. If you could, please reply by January 28th. * Thank you very much for your time, Toni -- Toni Dancu, M.S. Research Associate Visitor Research & Evaluation Exploratorium 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123 415.353.0479 (voice) 415.561.0370 (fax) [log in to unmask] *********************************************************************** For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org. The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask] *********************************************************************** For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org. The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]