Anthony's+Log

Final Part - Technology

The exhibit will have only one entrance and one exit to keep an element of surprise. Visitors will only be able to see out from inside the exhibit but not when they are looking in also to keep it a surprise. Once people enter there will be a place the guests can input their age/gender/height quickly to keep a scoreboard of sorts and allow visitors to then see how well they did compared to others. Using this it will also calculate how much resistance the wall will have.

Once inside, the wall they face and push will have built in sensors to measure pulse and force to see if there are any significant changes after the second wall closes in. The wall itself will work using a motor to change how easily the wall can be compressed with the use of pistons like in a car.There could also be set intervals for different age/gender groups. From the wall, they will be able to see an equivalent object or animal with which they could push or lift with that same amount of force, or how many of them it would require, such as taking 100 Sagebans to push a car, 10 of me to lift king kong etc.

After a short period of time, the wall behind them will start to close in as well, in order to scare the visitors and get their adrenaline to be released. Similarly, this wall will have touch/contact sensors built in to ensure that the guests inside the exhibit will not be injured.The second wall will have a system attaching to the ceiling which moves it forward to avoid any tripping. Again, there is a sensor system within the exhibit to prevent them from actually being squished. In the case there is technical diffulties, then, tough luck. Just kidding =P, there will be a set limit as to how far the wall can travel, so there is no harm of them being squished =). March 27 2012

Meeting With Kate 12:30 - 13:00

Informed Kate about our new proposal and what it would be like. Kate pointed out many flaws in our design/idea such as: Would people do this activity? What are we focusing on? How are we going to give them that scare? Will they want to come back and do this agian? Quality vs Quanitity? Incorporating smartphones?

At the meeting we realized that there are still a lot of factors we haven't discussed about and thought out. We were just adding things as we were asked questions and making things up as we went. There was no real explanation or answer to the questions asked.

We decided that before our next meeting later this week or early next week, we would split up into groups of 1-2 and work out these problems with a sensible solution or alternative.

Abi/Anthony - How to get them scared. Rochelle - Sharara - Ayesha - (took notes) Sageban -

March 28

Meeting with the Deisgn Team 10:15 - 11:00

Got to meet with many design team members, ask them questions about our exhibit and exhibits in general and get feedback about our proposal.

We talked about what a successful exhibit would be - people who take photos; bring others to try it; try it again and again; get other people involved etc. Should be fun and informative, interactive, collaborative (if it gets strangers to interact or not/or creates weird, but comfortable situations such as the shoe making exhibit) Should be the same test in order to collect reliable data. The actual scare which creates a physiological change should be respectful, and have no chance of injury. The experience and information also, has to be unique to the science centre, beyond what google could offer. We also asked when would be the best time to scare them. We found that it would be best to scare them randomly so they would not know when it was coming,

In the end, our idea got shut down again. We scrapped our second idea and started again Lol

March 30, 2012 A type of exhibit which will have two different sort of paths/options to choose from, a visual and verbal Each type will explain or illustrate a certain task they must do such as follow a certain path as instructed. Fun and Engaging Aspect Guests will (hopefully) have fun challenging themselves to see which style of completing the task they prefer best and apply it to themselves in their daily lives. (hands on, visual, verbal) They will all be engaging despite examining different aspects of learning.
 * Memory Pathways Verbal and Visual and Hands-on Learners**

Science Behind It This exhibit will examine how different environments or situations either inhibit or benefit people in learning and understanding what to do.

Collaboration/Will they come back? This exhibit will have more than (2) options and tasks people could choose from, and allows for more than one person to try them. People will also like to see which task they performed best at or at which they preferred over the others. If they decide to come back, they could also see if their learning style has changed or has improved in a certain area. Perhaps they could be all three types.

Smart Phones

The Great Wall - Technology behind it

The wall they will face, and push against will have built in sensors to measure pulse rate, and the amount of force they are pushing with, whether there be one, or several people.

The pusle rate monitors will be built in throughout the wall to detect any pulses, and monitor if there is any significant changes caused by the exhibit.

The amount of force with which the wall pushes, will be calculated from how much force the guests are pushing on the wall with, so that they will either barely be able to push it back, or not be able to at all.

After a period of time, the wall behind them will start to close in as well, in order to scare the visitors and get their adrenaline to be released. Similarly, this wall will have touch/contact sensors built in to ensure that the guests inside the exhibit will not be injured.

This exhibit includes children, teens, and adults, as well as handicapped guests, as it does not take into account their weight (like before) but just how much force they are able to push against the wall with.

(Possible) There would also be a scoreboard in order to see how you compared to other visitors.

Future Objectives:
 * Create a computer model (together with Sharara) using google Sketchup (maybe) of what the layout of the exhibit would be like.
 * Present to the class our idea.
 * Meet with Allan, a design team member, and Kate
 * Compile and submit final report

Revise: Technology Aspect, Layout, and Google Sketchup Model, and fine details, duration

April 30th Duration

We have changed the technology behind the wall slightly as to how the mechanics would actually work. the layout, and some of the details about the exhibit such as fun things about it etc.

Before people enter, they will have a place to input their age/gender/height etc into a computer which will keep track of who was pushing against the wall to create a score board of sorts. This will allow people to see how well they did compared to others, within their age/gender group and also with other ages/genders. Using this the computer will also generate the resistance with which the wall has.

The wall they will face, and push against will have built in sensors to measure pulse rate, and the amount of force they are pushing with, whether there be one, or several people.It will have a system similar to that of a piston in a car which will work by changing as to how well/easily the pistons can be compressed behind the wall. When there are many people, depending on their ages and genders they had entered, as well as how many hands are pushing against the wall, the pistons will be modified so that it becomes more difficult to compress than if just a small child was to push against it. So there will be set intervals for different age/gender groups. After a short period of time, the wall behind them will start to close in as well, in order to scare the visitors and get their adrenaline to be released. Similarly, this wall will have touch/contact sensors built in to ensure that the guests inside the exhibit will not be injured. The pusle rate and force monitors will be built in throughout the wall to detect any pulses or forces, and monitor if there is any significant changes caused by the exhibit.

The second wall will have a system attaching to the ceiling which moves it forward to avoid any tripping. It will also create a noise to somehow alert the visitors that there is something else moving, but just in case they don't notice it, there will be a sensor system also built into the wall to prevent them from being squished. The last resort is that there is a limit to how far the walls can extend so that people would not be squished for sure. There will be built in monitors like before in the wall, but with screens too, in order to show their pulse, and how much force they are pushing with. Using this, it will show an equivalent object or animal which they could push/lift/carry with that much force, or how many of them they would need in order to push or lift something such as a car, or elephant giving them a visual representation of what it means.

Layout

The layout of the exhibit will be set so that there is only one way to enter and exit. Along one side of the wall there will be a set area for other guests to line up before being able to try the exhibit if there are any lineups.We believe that this exhibit should take about 30 seconds but no more than 1 minute.Along this wall there will be information regarding the human limit which we are examining, and examples from the past which exemplify these extreme limits and pushing past limits. Also possibly there may be screens which are along the lineup to show people inside the exhibit and what they look like to possibly create some humor and reduce the feeling of waiting.

Within the exhibit there will be a ruler on the floor of somesort, to also show how far the wall is being pushed backwards by the guests.

As they exit they will also be able to get all the information collected during the duration of the exhibit on their smart phones, as well as photos taken, more info regarding human limits, the statistics/poll/ or comparisons just outside the exhibit, and have a chance to look at other cool things regarding human limits.(if they have a smartphone)

May 3rd Practice Presentation- Things needed to fix timing with slides + things being said how smoothly the whole presentation runs too much technology aspect? positioning ourselves infront of class so nothing is being blocked might not need to explain all tech video quality transitions

May 16th Had a practice presentation just running through the presentation with the group at lunch Made sure everything ran smoothly

May 17th Final Presentation