Upon my random search of free museums of NYC I stumbled upon the Sony Wonder Technology Lab. My pictures will not be up to snuff this post due to the fact that flash was not allowed and I was forced to resort to my phone...Nonetheless, we start the tour with a felica card which has some circuity looking veins within its bendy plastic frame. You use this felica card to stick it into different slots or tap them in order to start interactive exhibits. (does this strike you as odd too?) The nice part of this is that you create a profile upon your entry into the museum and it digitally records all of your activities.
This being lighting week, I thought I'd point out the really cool light and such features of this museum:
1- Dancing in a sensor box that recreates your movements and turns you into a dancing generated character in your own mini music video
2- An amazing no glass wearing 3D exhibit where a camera pops out and you can try and touch it in front of you Oooohhh
3- An interactive light floor that creates circles around your feet and follows you as you walk. The interactive part comes in when you bump other people's circles and adopt their colors or throw them across the space using your feet. For your viewing pleasure: a crappy video i attempted to take of this very cool floor.
