Imaging Station
Completed: 2003
Client: The Exploratorium
Funder: The Packard Foundation and the National Institute of Health
Microscope Imaging Station provides museum visitors the opportunity to use research-grade microscopes and explore the science and medical significance of microbology
The kiosk has two screens: one to present the live image from the microscope, and another for the interpretive multimedia.
screenshot of interpretive multimedia
Users control state of the art, research-grade microscopes and multimedia content to explore Microscopic life. The kiosk has two screens: one to present the live image from the microscope, and another for the interactive interpretive multimedia. The kiosk is located directly under a large window through which users can view the microscope they are controlling.
technical: The interpretive multimedia was developed in Director, and communicates with the Microscope through a serial interface.
my roles: interaction design and programming
