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Does Digital Media Have A Place in a Hands-On Science Learning Space: An Interview with Rebecca Bray on the National Museum of Natural History’s Q?rius

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Barry

  Below is a re-blog of my most recent post on DMLcentral. Rebecca Bray is the Chief of Experience Development at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. I reached out to her to learn about how … Continue reading →

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Creating Context to See the Unseen: An interview with Jasper Buikx of Amsterdam’s microbial museum

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Barry

How do you design a museum around microbes, a subject that is all around and ON us, yet still remains out of sight? How do you design a space to enable visitors to see the unseen? To find out I … Continue reading →

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March Update: Paleo Behind-the-Scenes 360 Videos

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Barry

This post is part of an ongoing monthly series of posts that will focus on our current efforts in the Museum’s Science Bulletins team to create and test prototypes of Hall-based digital interactions using AR and VR using our scientists’ … Continue reading →

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Microbiomes, Museums, and Minecraft

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Barry

I am a Minecraft Mentor. Part of my duties is to write about our experiences on the Minecraft Education Edition Blog, the official Minecraft blog for educators. Based on reports by both Hannah Jaris, AMNH Senior Coordinator in Youth Initiatives, … Continue reading →

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“Gamifying Museums Pt 2. – Aardman and The American Museum of Natural History on the Dos and Don’ts”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Barry

Blooloop is an online resource for “professionals working in the visitor attractions sector.” They have recently been exploring games and museums, with the second half of their latest post focusing on our work at AMNH. For the full article please … Continue reading →

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Our Video Bridge – using a telepresence robots to connected with Canadian First Nations – in the New York Times

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Barry

Today the New York Times features an article, Let a Robot Be Your Museum Tour Guide, that explores the emerging role of telepresence robots within museum halls. Please check it out. However, if you only have a few more seconds, … Continue reading →

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Jan Update: Gamifying Science Data

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Barry

This post is part of an ongoing monthly series of posts that will focus on our current efforts in the Museum’s Science Bulletins team to create and test prototypes of Hall-based digital interactions using AR and VR using our scientists’ … Continue reading →

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My Weekend With Mixed Reality

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Barry

I’ve had my conversion moment – I now believe in the power and potential of mixed reality. In this post I want to explain how it happened and what it means for the future of museums. I first wrote about … Continue reading →

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A Suggested Model for Future-proofing Digital Interactives

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Barry

Last fall, after my experience observing visitors interacting with biological science data through an augmented shark, it got me thinking about how we could learn about future museum visitors by develop cutting-edge prototypes for today’s visitors. Clearly, the tools are … Continue reading →

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Youth as Co-developers in a Process to Gamify Science Data

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Barry

How do you support youth learners to participate as co-creators in a rapid prototyping process? For over four years, our youth programming has invited youth to create with us – card games, mobile games, augmented activity guides and more. Since … Continue reading →

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