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Twin Stretched Multitouch Monitors at the Hall of Native North Americans

This is a close-up image of two custom stretch multitouch LCD monitors which have been placed below two enormous red cedar totem poles from British Columbia. These beautiful totem poles are at the entrance to the Hall of Native Americans at the world-renowned Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

 

These unique ultra-wide touch monitors were custom built by Ideum for the Field Museum. The monitors have a 16:5 aspect ratio and support up to 20 simultaneous touch points.

 

The custom touch screens help describe the features found on the totem poles which are "ornately carved with figures of grizzly bears, birds, and killer whales."

 

Ideum collaborated with the Field to design these units and has produced 80 of these custom multitouch systems to replace reading rails throughout the museum. To learn more about Ideum's custom work visit: ideum.com/creative-services

 

Photograph © The Field Museum 2015

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Uploaded on February 5, 2015
Taken on February 3, 2015