I would say that the biggest issue regarding computers in museum
exhibits is whether a computer is really the best way to get the message
across.  Computers can do many things, but many of the things they do
best are quite detailed, layered, and even complicated.  Often, the same
idea can be conveyed much more clearly and succinctly with a video, a
simple interactive, even -- now here's a thought -- a real object.  ;-)

Eugene Dillenburg
Lead Developer, Philippines Coral Reef exhibit
John G. Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois  60605

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Lisa:     What a whimsical building!  Who says science can't be fun?
Bart:     Me.  I smell a museum.
Homer: Yeah.  Good things don't end with "-eum."  They end with
"-mania."  Or "-teria."

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"Where science is explained with brightly-colored balls."