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I mentioned in a previous post that I’ll be updating the portfolio page with some recent projects. I’ve finally managed to get round to it and have added the Climate change weather studio, three Find out more exhibits, the Science news quiz and Wasted - The recycling game. This is making the portfolio page look pretty long so I’m going to have to start thinking about ways to make it easier to find what you want. The question is what criteria do people use when looking through it? Are they looking for particular subjects (science or art?), types of interaction (games, browsing or immersive?), or form factor (touchscreens or projections?). Hmm, I suspect a mixture of all three and a few more besides.

The Centre for Life were looking for an exhibit to display the latest science news feeds from the internet. The problem is this isn’t really new any more. My local Sainsbury’s has a newsfeed display and so do some of the bus stops here in York. Nobody takes any notice of them. So we came up with the idea of turning those news headlines into a simple Have I got news for you style missing words quiz. The one in the Centre for Life is displayed on a huge 55 inch screen, complete with thumpable push buttons and “uhh-ohh” noises. Needless to say its a great hit with visitors and who leave knowing far more about what’s happening in science than they ever expected.

Play the Science news quiz