More to Explore interactive

Client:
The California Academy of Sciences museum

San Francisco, CA

2022

An interactive with 3D and high resolution images to explore at a macro scale. These specimens are included in the exhibit. This touchscreen was installed next to bronze cast touchable specimens and a photographic specimen mural.

Part of the Hidden Wonders exhibit

Through pinch, zoom, and rotate actions the visitor can explore tiny details on specimens in the exhibit and other types of image capture (X-ray, CAT scan, 3D scan, and high resolution images.

In Situ

Installed exhibit photos with visitors using the devices

Key Screens

1. Home Screen. The three whale illustrations swim in place until the visitor selects a story.
2. At the start of each story this screen helps teach the visitor how to use the interactive.
3. Example of sperm whale tooth graphic with lines highlighting the year rings. The rings animate as the timeline is progressed.
4. Blue whale story. As the small whale along the timeline is dragged to the right the text highlights and the illustration animates.
5. Pop out graphics reveal photos and specimens into the illustration. Along the timeline, the circles represent when the next chapter in the story starts.
6. Additional content was included to enhance the story. This content, accessed through buttons in each story, was included for the deep learning visitors.
7. Inside the “deep dive” pop up content a visitor can swipe to progress the carousel or use the L/R buttons.
8. Infographics were a key way of explaining the microscopic science.
GIF of stop motion animation when the visitor moves the small whale along the timeline.