Ferrofluid
1. Levels
of Engagement
1. Looking
at exhibit/Reading sign
2. Turning
one knob
3. Experimenting
with both knobs
4. Making
the spike pattern
5. Figuring
out which knob affects which magnet/Finding different patterns
2. What
are the different observations and/or questions you identified for your exhibit?
·
Observations:
o
At engagement level 2 and up, guests observe
that turning a knob manipulates the ferrofluid
o
At level 3, guests can start making comparisons
between how each knob affects the ferrofluid differently and begin to look for
patterns
o
Level 4 is around when the guest can find
the main spike pattern, and level 5 is when they begin to go beyond that and
find other patterns or figure out which knob affects each magnet
·
Questions:
o
Why does the fluid move when you turn the
knobs?
o
Do the knobs affect different magnets?
o
What patterns can you find?
My understanding of the
visitor experience at the ferrofluid exhibit changed a little during this
exercise, visitors can engage more deeply with this exhibit than I had
expected, even though it is not open ended like most of MOXI’s other exhibits.
Most of the guests just turn the knobs, see the spike pattern, and move on, but
some will engage with it for longer, find more patterns, and attempt to figure
out which knob affects which magnet. Some visitors have prior knowledge of
ferrofluid and enjoy getting to experience it hands-on and can engage deeply
with the exhibit by building off what they already knew.
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