Deck 50, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Where science meets society: Together with the Natural History Museum Vienna and INSEQ Design, the Ars Electronica Futurelab has attempted to meet the challenge of connecting science and society: Deck 50, a new platform for Citizen Science in the NHM, is designed for networking and intensive exchange between everyday expertise and research. The innovative, versatile and changeable museum area will open in the the traditional house on Vienna's Ring and invites diverse everyday experts of all ages and educational levels and from all backgrounds to join in, experience science up close and personal, and transform from passive consumers into researchers. By means of Citizen Science, the museum awakens the researcher's instinct in the population: With the collaboration of interested amateurs, the digital system is filled with data and opinions, everyday knowledge, or even visual statements that can be evaluated and interpreted by the scientists. Cutting-edge technologies support the scientific communication process with a series of interactive research stations, transparent touch displays and Virtual Worlds.
Credit: Naturhistorische Museum Wien (NHMW), Ars Electronica Futurelab, INSEQ Design, Garamantis
Photo: Gebhard Sengmüller
Deck 50, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Where science meets society: Together with the Natural History Museum Vienna and INSEQ Design, the Ars Electronica Futurelab has attempted to meet the challenge of connecting science and society: Deck 50, a new platform for Citizen Science in the NHM, is designed for networking and intensive exchange between everyday expertise and research. The innovative, versatile and changeable museum area will open in the the traditional house on Vienna's Ring and invites diverse everyday experts of all ages and educational levels and from all backgrounds to join in, experience science up close and personal, and transform from passive consumers into researchers. By means of Citizen Science, the museum awakens the researcher's instinct in the population: With the collaboration of interested amateurs, the digital system is filled with data and opinions, everyday knowledge, or even visual statements that can be evaluated and interpreted by the scientists. Cutting-edge technologies support the scientific communication process with a series of interactive research stations, transparent touch displays and Virtual Worlds.
Credit: Naturhistorische Museum Wien (NHMW), Ars Electronica Futurelab, INSEQ Design, Garamantis
Photo: Gebhard Sengmüller