COPIA, the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts in Napa, California
used to (maybe still does) have an interactive computer touchscreen kiosk
where you can videotape youself describing your first wine experience, and
play back other people's descriptions.  It takes place inside a semi-private
booth made from BB chain hanging in a circle from the ceiling, which also
made a good backdrop for the video.  The circular booth could hold 3 cozy
people.  Visitors were lining up for it when I was there.  They also had
little scent podium with pipes that would waft out a scent when you pressed
a button, and then you could lift a little door to see if you had the right
ID.  You can see how they were trying to associate it with wine...the
exhibits in general made use of a lot of interactives and seemed to have the
cash to do it.

Ellen Carrlee
Juneau-Douglas City Museum

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Wyman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 3:21 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: use of technology in exhibits/museums
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>
>I'm looking for suggestions of great uses of technology in museum
>exhibits or as part of the overall museum experience - things that
>really enhanced and improved the visitor's experience, while not just
>being over the top.
>
>It might be a nicely done interactive tour that remembers where
>you've been, an unexpected surface that ended up being an interactive
>display, an entire environment that was reactive, projections that
>appear in unexpected places, etc. Things that were part of an amazing
>experience beyond the average, nicely interfaced touchscreen in the
>corner of an exhibit.
>
>I'm looking for visual treats, auditory delights, tactile sensations
>- engaging interactions.
>
>If there's a museum that just seems to get technology right from your
>point of view, I'd love to hear about that as well. At the same time,
>if you've examples of things that just seemed like they were well
>intentioned, but seemed to miss the mark, I'd be interested to know.
>
>I know it's a pretty broad query, but I'd love to hear people's great
>experiences.
>
>Thanks.
>
>-bw.
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