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ECSITE 2008 session N28 FR
915-1030 Room 1 shaping
globalisation a Science Centers
topic?
Oliver Gies
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Picking up earlier ECSITE discussions
What is a Science Center? What should Science
Centers do and present? What kind of science is
in a Science Center?
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What we want
Address controversial issues Include social
sciences Be relevant and meaningful to our
visitors Foster discussion about the future
Universum Bremen What are you afraid of?
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In this Science Center they have exhibits on
GLOBALISATION!One shows how the latest
EU-regulations make it increasingly difficult for

What we fear
COOL!Lets just go in and smash them to pieces
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Overview
prominent position in the central Plaza
different levels of interaction very visual and
accessible approach
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1 Cologne and the World
interactive gallery 21 Flip-Pictures
linking local and global
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2 World Map
huge map across the Plaza visibly
connected to the gallery pictures
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3 Globalisation for Beginners
3 objects audio offering summarizing
stories about things that are in the process
of globalisation goods, money,
information, people, labour, ideas.
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4 Global Perspectives
4 multi-user research terminals 4 different
search modi and interfaces - exhibition /
floor-plan-based - associative / object-based
- lexical / concept-based - special game for
8 to 12 years-old
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Overview
second thematic exhibition hall 4 thematic
groups, one of them is shaping
globalisation with - 10 installations on
- 10 abstract global topics
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Design Approach
recognizable design line different levels of
information, access and interaction
title / claim
key visual
interactive module
information
media / objects
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1 Decisions
CONTENTgame theory and international
decision-making / co-operation HEADLINEMe or
We?Will you take the right decision? INTERACTIO
NQuick and thrilling Prisoners Dilemma game
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2 Justice
CONTENTapproaching the concept of justice
HEADLINERight and Wrong?Will you find the
balance? INTERACTIONperpetual balance
game-sculptureplayground judges - scenario

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3 Rules
CONTENTrules rule the world. HEADLINELeft or
Right?Which way will you go? INTERACTIONtraffi
c simulationrule-signs to put on
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Is this science?Can it be accessible?Can it
reach visitors?Can it even be fun? What do you
think?
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Thank you for your attention and your
contributions! Oliver GiesMissall Gies
Partner ErlebnisRaumDesign GmbHHamburg, Germany