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MicroMuseum, Session 3: Are You With Me Or Against Me?

This third session of MicroMuseum was brought to us by the words “Parasitic,” “Commensal“, and “Mutualist“. In other words, different type of relationships. To start the day, the teens were paired up and challenged to act out a skit in … Continue reading

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MicroMuseum, Session 2: Augmented Ice Cream

Today was the second session of MicroMuseum. The first session focused all on science (microbiology). Today we flipped it and focused all on technology (augmented reality). And from here on out we’ll be combining the two. After a challenging name … Continue reading

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MicroMuseum launched today – a mobile gaming program about microbial organisms

Today was a wild day for me. After participating in the press briefing for the new pterosaurs exhibit, where I helped share the exhibit-related card game developed within an after school program, we launched a NEW after school program that … Continue reading

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How I Helped Turn Dreams Into Reality at AMNH

In my almost six years at the Museum, from fall of 2012 until now, I have held the same title, but sat at five desks in four offices and reported to three supervisors in three different departments. As you might … Continue reading

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MicroRanger Teaser – art, augmented animation, and minigames

This is the season. After more than a year and a half, MicroRangers is getting ready to launch. In spring, 2014, we held the first youth program, MicroMuseum, to see if this idea even had any legs, the idea of … Continue reading

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New Science Gaming Programs: Killer Snails, MicroRangers, & Playing with Dinos (oh my!)

In 2015, within the Museum’s Youth Initiative Winter offerings, there will be three (count them – three!) different science programs that explore science-based games in completely different ways. Each draws from science topics of interest to the Museum, explores how … Continue reading

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Tooting Our Own Horn: Nice Words About This Blog

The Future of Museums recently posted an update to their blog roll (the blogs they follow) and I am honored they chose to add this one. Since they are one of my fantastic resources for cutting-edge thinking about museums – … Continue reading

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The MicroRangers Final Presentation

In June, the MicroMuseum program ended with a successful culminating event, with over 70 people in attendance! Once the audience arrived and got settled, the MicroRanger MCs started their presentation, they introduced the other MicroRangers, some of the topics covered … Continue reading

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A Youth Critique of the Louvre’s new Audio Guide on Nintendo 3DS

Katie takes part in many education programs here at the Museum. Due to a scheduling conflict, she couldn’t attend the last class of MicroMuseum (Paris called!). To make it up, she decided on her own to wrote up this “extra … Continue reading

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First MicroRangers Walk-through

Yesterday, in preparation for this Thursday’s culminating event, the high school students in MicroMuseum returned to do their first walk-through of our mobile game, MicroRanger, using the new prototype. This is always an exciting moment, as after two months of … Continue reading

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