Exhibit Display Walkthrough

Below is a video of my final exhibit walk through. I recorded this video with an external camera rather than screen capture software, and I use a laptop rather than a touch screen; but for the final product, I will have a tablet with the actual Intuiface file downloaded for a user to interact with, rather than a video. This video is only to show my project to mentors for final review, and to display on computers without the Intuiface program.

My mentors are currently reviewing this exhibit, and I will use their feedback to adjust and improve my exhibit before presenting the project at Senior Exhibition Night and in the Sandy Hook Visitors Center.

Display Walkthrough - Exhibit Intro

Working with IntuiFace over the past month, I developed a working display for the introduction screens and the first sections of the exhibit. Because of time constraints of this year, I will not be able to translate all of my initial designs and outlines into IntuiFace, but with what I have completed so far, I have nearly finished a working exhibit display that fulfills my original purpose of this project, and which I can display in the Sandy Hook Visitors Center this summer.

The links below show my progress in the exhibit so far. For the next week, I will make the display as complete as possible before adding in Margaret's and Michaela's videos into a comprehensive presentation.

Introduction Screens

Exhibit Part 1

Exhibit Part 2

Exhibit Part 3

Exhibit Part 4

App Development Progress Update

I am currently working on developing an app to use on a tablet, which my group and I will install in the Sandy Hook Visitors Center. The tablet will feature Michaela's and my virtual walkthrough video, Margaret's documentary, and my interactive exhibit.

I recently decided to move forward with a program called Intuiface, which provides free software designed specifically for touch-screen displays and museum kiosk use, without requiring that users have knowledge of coding. Because of the drastic differences between this program and my previous plan of using standard app building services, in both the abilities and features of the program and how a user operates the program, I am currently reworking many of my original plans. 

Although my app will follow the basic storyboard of my previous plans and the outlines of research, the app will feature many more screens presented in an almost entirely different design, with more advanced transitions and interactions. The focus of this exhibit is now more on interaction with the user because of the range of possibilities opened up by Intuiface. Although my working timeline is set farther back than I initially hoped, Intuiface will allow me to create a final product of an entirely different and superior nature than would have been possible using other more basic programs.

For visual comparison, Figure 1 shows the app mock-up website AppNotch I initially began to use, and Figure 2 shows my progress in Intuiface. I will continue to publish updates regarding my progress on the app according to my new plans as I rework my timeline.

Figure 1: Basic app mock-up on AppNotch.com.

Figure 2: Intuiface screen for transitions and animations associated with interactions. Intuiface uses an "if-then" model to allow users to control and guide interactions without coding.

Bill of Materials

Materials Takeoff of Chemistry/Impressionism Exhibit, a 9’ x 7’ x 4 ½’ Interactive Kiosk

Item	Description	QTY		Size		Unit	Remarks
			L	W	T
P1	Aluminum studs	29	92 5/8”	4”	2”	Lin. ft	Used for kiosk main frame (6 for top/bottom frame, 23 for internal support)
P2	Drywall	4	96”	4”	1/2"	Sq. ft	Used as kiosk surface, attached to structural frame
P3	Drywall screws	250	3”	-	-	-	Used to secure drywall to stud frame
P4	Drywall tape	1	100”	2”	-	Roll	Used to secure drywall in corners, where wall is not flush to stud frame
P5	Finishing nails	100	2”	-	-	-	Used to secure visible surface of kiosk
P6	Primer	1	-	-	-	Gallon	Used to prepare surface before painting
P7	Paint	1	-	-	-	Gallon	Used for painting kiosk to match walls (Neptune Blue)
P8	Sanding block	1	-	-	-	Sheet	Used to prepare surface before painting
P9	Spackle	1	-	-	-	Gallon	Used to smooth surface before painting