Make Your Interactive Museum Exhibit More “Green”
Since museums and science centers are sources of information about climate change and conservation, it seems only right that they find ways to reduce their own energy and resource consumption. As Paul Orselli and others have pointed out, interactive exhibits … Continue reading
Designing for Multitouch Tables and Surfaces
We’ve spent a good chunk of the past two years developing multitouch tables and tabletop exhibits. While multitouch tables are often the first choice for museums and collaborative spaces, designing exhibits for collaborative tabletop spaces presents a unique set of … Continue reading
Why Your Museum Exhibit Should Be Multitouch
We have a lot of ideas on exhibit design and emerging technologies that we can’t wait to share, but before digging into specifics, we wanted to talk a little bit about why we think an open, free multitouch framework is … Continue reading
Open Exhibits Funded by the National Science Foundation
It’s official! Ideum has been awarded a major ($1.78M) National Science Foundation grant for a three-year exhibit software initiative entitled Open Exhibits. The project will release a suite of open source multitouch-enabled exhibit modules and templates with the goal of … Continue reading
Edutangible, a research project at Panama Viejo Monumental Complex
EduTangible is the name of my project for multitouch prototypes for the Panama Viejo Museum and Monumental Complex in Panama City, Panama. The project consists in the development of hardware and software for two multitouch prototypes, and cooperative learning experiences … Continue reading
