PZ Myers reviews SMM's theatrical game prototypes

November 3, 2018 | Public Programs, Exhibitions

It’s a great job when you get to do stuff just for fun. For the last few days, I’ve been at the Science Museum of Minnesota, consulting on their new exhibit? Theatrical performance? Interactive game? called Infestation: The Evolution Begins. It’s a 3-part project funded by NSF to help teach key concepts of evolution to kids, and it’s looking pretty amazing.The first part is done, and it’s a theatrical event where the concepts are explained entertainingly, and the audience are introduced to little imaginary creatures called VISTAs. If you go to SMM today, you can watch the whole show yourself, get certified as an official VISTA handler, and get a sticker. A sticker! I got one! Oh, boy!

Associated Projects

I got to play educational games for a couple of days Developing innovative techniques for using museum-based theater and gaming to support visitor understanding of complex systems

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PZ Myers

Author

University of Minnesota - Morris

Citation

Funders

NSF

Funding Program: AISL

Award Number: 1713316

Funding Amount: $1,999,578

Resource Type: Reference Materials

Discipline: Art, music, and theater | Education and learning science | Life science

Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers

Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Theater Programs | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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