Magic Goggles And Enchanted Maps - Kind Of A Science 2.0 For Museums
Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 14:10
in Psychology & Sociology
At Science 2.0 we are not big fans of being clever just for the sake of being clever - we were smart kids and there are smart kids today and the belief by government funding agencies that STEM outreach needs to be cartoons and video games and mascots is a little patronizing to intelligent young people.So young people do not need to be talked down to but some things are just cool and everyone likes cool - magic goggles and interactive maps are just that.Gaetano Ling, an Imperial College London postgraduate, has developed interactive tools to make museums and galleries a little less 'dry' for children, including magic goggles, a Harry Potter style map and brushes that make sounds.read more