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Issue #51 – Museums 2014

Issue #51 – Museums 2014

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Browse the entire issue online Download the entire issue in PDF form project profile: future energy chicago: MSI Chicago delivers powerhouse exhibit featuring interactive gaming• by Martin Palicki...
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Issue #51 – Editor’s Comments

Issue #51 – Editor’s Comments

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This issue begins our ten-year anniversary of InPark Magazine. We have begun the celebration by updating our look. We launched a new website at the end of 2013 and our print publication now reflects...
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Project Profile: Future Energy Chicago Museum of Science and Industry delivers powerhouse with new interactive gaming exhibit

Project Profile: Future Energy Chicago Museum of Science and Industry delivers powerhouse with new interactive gaming exhibit

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by Martin Palicki, photos courtesy J.B. Spector, MSI Chicago The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) set out to create a dynamic exhibit targeted to middle school students that introduced them to...
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Immersive Sound: recreating fully realistic environments requires advanced sound technology

Immersive Sound: recreating fully realistic environments requires advanced sound technology

Apr 15, 2014 #51 - Museums 2014, 2014, IPM Interviews, Museums, People Comments Off on Immersive Sound: recreating fully realistic environments requires advanced sound technology

interview with Charlie Morrow, MorrowSound What is immersive sound and why is it important? We live in a world of three-dimensional sensations. That is how we understand our environment. 3D sound is...
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FlyOver Canada: Rick Rothschild and the next generation of immersive attractions

FlyOver Canada: Rick Rothschild and the next generation of immersive attractions

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"It is my hope that the with the use of the variety of technologies, the guest can reach a point in their experience when they lose all sense of disbelief and become fully 'immersed' in the...
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One on One: Doug Roberts, Worldwide Telescope, Microsoft Research

One on One: Doug Roberts, Worldwide Telescope, Microsoft Research

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Doug Roberts, WorldWide Telescope Architect, is a visionary science communicator and visualizer. He is speaking at IMERSA Summit 2014 on the session, “Virtual Realities and Game Changers.”...
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Big Data: How can information & personalization help your institution?

Big Data: How can information & personalization help your institution?

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Ever since Edward Snowden exposed the NSA’s efforts toward data collection, big data has become an idea that makes people nervous. Big data and personalization is often thought of as a corporate...
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Rearranging the Closet: Decoding the LGBT Exhibit Space

Rearranging the Closet: Decoding the LGBT Exhibit Space

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by Michael Lesperance What makes people care about historic houses? Some are important because of the people who lived there, such as Hyde Park. Others, likethe McLean House at Appomattox Courthouse,...
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The Language of Fulldome

The Language of Fulldome

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by Dan Neafus, IMERSA co-founder; Manager, Gates Planetarium Dan Neafus and his “Language of Fulldome” live presentation/demo have been in demand for several years at conferences and film...
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Jeri in the Sky with Diamonds: Jeri Panek’s lifetime of achievement

Jeri in the Sky with Diamonds: Jeri Panek’s lifetime of achievement

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by Judith Rubin “Queen of Digistar”Jeri Panek was singled out for lifetime honors at IMERSA Summit 2014 in Denver, March 6-9. She is well known in the planetarium community in her role as...
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