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Google Glass and Museum-based Learning: A Day in D.C.

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Barry

I don’t know much about Google Glass. I don’t own a pair. But I am fascinated by how electronic wearables, augmented reality, and cloud-based mobile computing are changing how we interact with the people and places in our lives. To … Continue reading →

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Capturing Memories with MOUSE at the American Museum Of Natural History

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Barry

In February we developed a fascinating new program with MOUSE: Capturing Memories. MOUSE just posted a great update of their experience. Check it out here, or just read below. Capturing Memories with MOUSE at the American Museum Of Natural History … Continue reading →

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The Launch of the New #TinyTr – Fun Photos!

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Barry

Today, at the Museum’s annual Identification Day we launched a NEW TinyTR bust, co-developed with our good buddies at MakerBot (who, as you can see below, have been awesomely promoting it). Every visitor to ID Day was offered their own … Continue reading →

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How Digital Fabrication Is Advancing Museum-based Science

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Barry

For the past few week’s I’ve been teasing the TinyTRs (formerly known as TinyTeddys). Working with MakerBot, we’ll be giving out free TinyTRs this Saturday to the first 2,000 visitors at our annual Identification Day. But to be honest, that’s … Continue reading →

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AMNH Summer 2013 Badging System Report

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Barry

In my recent post for DMLcentral, “My Beef With Badges,” I called on the emerging badging community to stop conflating our aspirations with our achievements, and to start sharing a more accurate picture of the challenges we all face. I … Continue reading →

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NY1 Coverage of Pterosaurs at the 11th Annual Games for Change Festival

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Barry

At last week’s 11th Annual Games For Change Festival, I had the opportunity to run into my good media buddy Adam Balkin, from NY1. He was the first to report on G4C when it first began and he has never … Continue reading →

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Flying Pterosaurs at the Games For Change Arcade

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Barry

This Saturday was a blast. More than a dozen awesome people associated with the Museum come out to staff the AMNH booth at the (get ready!) Games For Change Arcade at the Tribeca Film Festival’s Tribeca Family Street Fair. And … Continue reading →

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“The Minecraft Experience” Panel at G4C2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Barry

This morning I was delighted to be on a painfully-short :30 panel about Minecraft and learning at the 11th Annual Games For Change Festival. The other panelists are others I love being and working with, so it was great to … Continue reading →

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Is Minecraft Just A Shiny Bauble?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Barry

Tomorrow I will be on a panel at the 11th Annual Games For Change Festival, addressing The Minecraft Experience. Chatting with the moderator (Nick Fortugno) in advance, he asked me a question that led to this post. My memory is … Continue reading →

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Me and the Games For Change Festival: Where to find me

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Barry

Tomorrow begins the 11th annual Games For Change Festival, with a projected attendance of 800 people, over four days. What a difference 11 years makes! When we co-founded it in 2004, we could barely schedule enough speakers for a half-day … Continue reading →

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