1. The Tech Museum of Innovation San Jose, CA

2. The Tech $113M facility - Opened Oct 1998 $113M facility - Opened Oct 1998 132,000 sq. ft. – three levels 132,000 sq. ft. – three levels IMAX Dome theatre IMAX Dome theatre Annual attendance ~450,000 Annual attendance ~450,000 Including 80,000 students & teachersIncluding 80,000 students & teachers

3. View from Space Opened March 2006 Opened March 2006 Part of ‘Green by Design’ gallery Part of ‘Green by Design’ gallery Several live presentations daily Several live presentations daily Live webcam view: Live webcam view: http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/view_from_space/http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/view_from_space/

4. View from Space (cont.) Built by our Shop: Built by our Shop: RailingRailing Operator’s consoleOperator’s console Visitor kioskVisitor kiosk Projector mountsProjector mounts

5. Operator’s Console Touch screen to select playlists Touch screen to select playlists Locking cover Locking cover Audio and lighting controls Audio and lighting controls Remotely connected to server Remotely connected to server

6. Operator’s Console - Interior Crown amplifier Crown amplifier Rane Equalizer Rane Equalizer Sennheiser Wireless headset Sennheiser Wireless headset Longview extender Longview extender All computers stay back in the server roomAll computers stay back in the server room

7. Visitor Kiosk For when there’s no live presenter For when there’s no live presenter Visitor controls the sphere Visitor controls the sphere Locked out during live presentations Locked out during live presentations

8. Visitor Kiosk (cont.) Touch screen selection of datasets Touch screen selection of datasets Trackball can rotate image Trackball can rotate image Bilingual text Bilingual text

9. Visitor Kiosk (cont.) Configurable button ‘lock out’ Configurable button ‘lock out’ Pounding on all of them doesn’t workPounding on all of them doesn’t work Comments in playlist used for Comments in playlist used for English/Spanish textEnglish/Spanish text Text formattingText formatting Duration of dataset playbackDuration of dataset playback Code available to other museums Code available to other museums

10. Seating Bleacher seating works for us Bleacher seating works for us

11. Projectors Ceiling-mounted projectors Ceiling-mounted projectors Vibration problem – we’re changing itVibration problem – we’re changing it Floor-mount signs to prevent tampering Floor-mount signs to prevent tampering

12. Datasets Created: Created: MP4 from Modis Global Fire MapsMP4 from Modis Global Fire Maps Ice Sublimation (evaporation) recorded from 6/15 to 6/19 by the Phoenix MissionIce Sublimation (evaporation) recorded from 6/15 to 6/19 by the Phoenix Mission Converted most everything to MP4 Converted most everything to MP4 Allows trackball rotation on kioskAllows trackball rotation on kiosk Live presentations Live presentations Solar System ExplorationSolar System Exploration Earth (Blue Marble, SST, etc.)Earth (Blue Marble, SST, etc.)

13. Future Place curtains to block summer ambient light Place curtains to block summer ambient light Install floor mounts for projectors Install floor mounts for projectors Vibrations from upper level stampedesVibrations from upper level stampedes Replace our Sony projectors Replace our Sony projectors Prism block failuresPrism block failures Moving to model VPLCX155Moving to model VPLCX155 Upgrade to latest SOS build (really!) Upgrade to latest SOS build (really!)

14. Questions?