1. Leadership lessons from
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Leadership lessons from
the Class of 2018

2. Chief Of Interpretation
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Creating A Virtual Visitor Center For Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
Phase 1: Scalar
Rick Wallner
Chief Of Interpretation

3. ISSUE: Lack Of Visitor Center At Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
Chances of building Visitor Center are slim.
Lack of funding
No net new footprint
Are Visitor Centers passe?
Currently have Interpretive Shelter, but
Open to the weather
No audio visual
No artifacts
Limited amount of space

4. SOLUTION: A Virtual Visitor Center For Bent’s Old Fort NHS
Audio visual elements
Viewing of artifacts
Extensive exhibits
Links to more resources, including park store
Example: Old Faithful Virtual Visitor Center
Add link

5. Country of Jordan Add link State of Louisiana Other Virtual VC’s:
BULLETS

6. National Park 2016 Centennial Challenge
Jon Jarvis, National Park Service Director, at the time, “We must find a way to connect to the next generation…”

7. Already Into The Virtual World: The Virtual Bent’s Fort In Minecraft
Developed in conjunction with the Immersive Education Initiative, Boston College
Created by students from La Junta High School and Otero Junior College,
Now being shared with students around the globe (Australia, Germany)

8. PHASE 1 Of The Project
Development of Virtual VC with students at Colorado State University- Pueblo.
Contract with student under supervision of CSU-Pueblo Professor Jonathan Rees

9. Phase 1 Is SCALAR Project (To Go Live By November 30, 2018)
Chapters on fort’s history (exhibits)
Can add artifact images
Can add videos, including park films

10. Bent’s Old Fort Scalar Site

11. Phase 2 Is To Finalize Full Virtual Visitor Center (Completed By May 31, 2019)
To be completed by Computer Science students at Colorado State University – Pueblo, Spring Semester 2019 under Dr. Rick Huff

12. Leadership lessons from
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Leadership lessons from
the Class of 2018