Sophia Rowen- levels of engagement at Donor Wall

List and describe the engagement levels you identified for your exhibit. 

Exhibit: MOXI donor wall 

1. Passive observation 

2. Turning one knob and watching 

3. Inviting someone to turn other knob with you 

4. Identifying challenges (challenging yourself to hit certain names) 

5. Counting the number of names hit/ money accumulated 

6. Hitting the names yourself instead of turning knobs (guests would have to realize that the ball hitting the name will activate the light) 

What are the different observations and/or questions you identified for your exhibit? 

- on level 2 engagement (turning one knob) I noticed that many people don’t look up to see  the effect of turning the knob  

- guests like to identify patterns in the donor wall, like figuring out which way the balls go and in what certain places they fall 

- guests then identify the causes and effects of the donor wall, for example, that turning the knob makes the ball shoot up through the tube and fall down and hit certain names that then light up 

- guests may observe the various system components of the donor wall, for example, that there is a wheel inside that brings the balls forward to shoot through and up the tube on the side of the wall 

- guests may observe various energy and matter changes in the donor wall (these can only be identified by asking the guest) for example, the weight of the ball, gravity 

- after careful observation of the donor wall over a couple of days, I designed some challenges that guests may want to try, 1) can you find the quote 2) can you catch the ball (requires planning) 

How did your understanding of the visitor experience at your exhibit change (if at all) through this exercise? 

- I became more aware of the different places in the museum that you can stand to view the donor wall (courtyard floor, second floor window) 

- I became more aware of that the longer a guest stays at the donor wall the more likely they are to interact toward a certain goal