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Clark Family Welcome Gallery
Client
Date
July 2011Location
Adler Planetarium, Chicago, ILOther Media
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A dynamic gallery with interactive walls and reactive shadows introduces visitors to the excitement of deep space—along the way they meet a diversity of space explorers and are encouraged to inhabit the spirit of scientific exploration.
This fully immersive experience launches young explorers into deep space. As a gateway to the Grainger Sky Theater, the Welcome Gallery introduces visitors to key concepts behind space exploration and inspires them to ask questions. Immediately upon entering the gallery, visitors are placed in the first-person perspective of a space explorer—colorful digital projections of space line the walls and visitor silhouettes become surrounded by a glowing aura.
Four different interactive zones line the passageway, representing four occupations: astronomer, astronaut, engineer, and theoretician. The core of the experience happens as people realize their shadows are reactive and that the shadows trigger portals of space-related content. As visitors step into the interactive zone, objects emanate from their shadows and deepen the experience. For instance, when you step into the astronomer’s zone, your silhouette spawns a lens, which itself becomes interactive, and reveals a magnified star field. Each zone also features original video of today’s prominent explorers sharing their experiences and lending insight into the field.
Press & Awards
“Motion Graphics and Shareable Media: Motion and Interactivity,” The Fundamentals of Interactive Design, Michael Salmond & Gavin Ambrose, April 2013Levels of engagement are greater when the audience can play with the exhibition. The visitor is engaged in the content because they are immersed in it through their own movement.
“Adler Planetarium’s Immersive and Interactive Deep Space Adventure,” Entertainment Designer, October 2011Visitors are immersed in projections of outer space as their shadows on the gallery wall are enveloped by a glowing aura. When they move through the gallery they will notice that their shadows interact with elements within the projections and that they can unlock features such as videos and a magnifying lens…The welcome gallery adds depth to the informational displays by immersing the visitors in images of space and creating a connection between their movements and the cosmos.
Credits
- Interaction Designer
- Christian Bannister
- Designer
- Aaron Walser
- Studio Director
- Jennifer Guibord
- Technology Director
- Thomas Wester
- Concept Development
- Bruce Wyman
- Media and Content Producer
- David Waingarten
- Production Coordinator
- Jennifer Dolan
- Technology Coordinator
- Sam Jeibmann
- Sound Design
- Audio Wells
- Technology Partner
- Snibbe Interactive
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