GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER | CLEVELAND, OH | MISSION TO STEM MOBILE APP
Mission to STEM is an interactive app which weaves historically significant NASA artifacts together in a single mission. The app uses augmented reality, virtual reality, video production, and interactive game design to involve visitors in meaningful interactions with gallery artifacts .
MISSION TO STEM MOBILE APP | Apollo Skylab Capsule
The Mission to STEM app brings the museum's Apollo space capsule to life with 360° panoramas. Visitors examine parts of the capsule which are typically inaccessible to the public while completing a mission-critical task.
MISSION TO STEM MOBILE APP | Mars Airbag Landing System
Visitors use augmented reality to "find" a rover tucked inside a gigantic and historically significant artifact: the Mars Airbag Landing System. An identical set of airbags cushioned the fall of the Pathfinder rover and allowed it to land safely on Mars.
THE WORKS | ST. PAUL, MN | SENSOR ZONE EXHIBITION
Sensor Zone invites visitors to explore sensors of all kinds - pressure sensors under foot, light sensors in walls, and distance sensors overhead - to trigger light, sound, and motion in whimsical and real-world settings.
SENSOR ZONE EXHIBITION | Sensor Maze
The Sensor Maze challenges visitors to explore sensors along a winding path through the museum by trying to make it through the maze without tripping any sensors or by deliberately finding and setting off all of the hidden sensors. Stoplights change from red to green and back again, sound effects blare, and lights flash as children navigate the maze.
SENSOR ZONE EXHIBITION | Smart Clubhouse
Sensors embedded in furniture and hidden under the rug transform a living space into a whimsical form of home automation. Children trigger music and lights, and even cause a disco ball to spin, simply by moving about the room. Spontaneous dancing is a frequent occurrence in this wacky, high-tech clubhouse.
HELLENGA PROJECTS | CHICAGO, IL | BRICKVOLT SCIENCE KIT
Hellenga Projects was awarded Patent #9,782,686 for a "kit for electrifying a system of bricks in a brick building system." This "Brickvolt" system can transform LEGO baseplates into functional circuit boards and breadboards. It enables the creation of quick-connect circuit blocks for the classroom and offers more durability than wiring kits sold for use in lighting up LEGO creations.
BRICKVOLT SCIENCE KIT| Modular circuit blocks
Electrical components can be attached to - or embedded in - an assembly of bricks without soldering and without wires. The clutch power of LEGO is sufficient to make a good electrical connection. Bricks press the conductive tape against the electrical contacts.
BRICKVOLT SCIENCE KIT | Embedded Flexible Circuits
The storytelling power of LEGO gives children a compelling reason to master circuit layout as they build original LEGO creations with hidden electrical paths and connections.