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Hullo All Please ignore this if you were not interested in the previous discussion about hard-wearing interactive exhibits, begun by Sarah and continued by Ian. Alison Boyle, our Astronomy and Modern Physics curator, had this to chip in about the "design a rocket" exhibit which Ian remembered (before I got the wrong end of the stick and replied on behalf of the water rocket exhibit - sorry!) Regards Glenn -----Original Message----- From: Boyle Alison Sent: 16 April 2007 13:06 To: 'psci-com: on public engagement with science' Subject: RE: [PSCI-COM] Golden Balls Hi Ian The 'Design a Rocket' game was still in our Space gallery up to September of last year. I think it had had various updates over the years. We are currently completing refurbishment of the gallery (re-opens 26 April) but I'm afraid 'Design a Rocket' won't be there - we decided it had had a long enough run and was due for a well-deserved retirement. It'll be interesting to see if the new interactives last as long! Cheers Alison Alison Boyle Curator, Astronomy & Modern Physics The Science Museum Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD Tel +44 (0)20 7942 4824 Fax +44 (0)20 7942 4241 Mobile +44 (0)77899 50416 www.sciencemuseum.org.uk www.ingenious.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Simmons Sent: 02 April 2007 21:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Golden Balls Thanks Glenn, it wasn't the water rocket I had in mind, I was going for oldest screen-based, and thinking of the wire-frame build a rocket and see if you can get it into orbit game, which was still around in the late 90s and may still lurk somewhere. IAN IAN SIMMONS * Do you believe scientists have souls? (yes/no) * Do you believe they might have souls but haven't found them yet? (yes/no) * Do you believe that scientists believe they have souls, but are too embarrassed to talk about them with their colleagues? (yes/no) - Jeff Hoke - Museum of Lost Wonder Science Centre - www.life.org.uk Forteana - www.forteantimes.com Sound Reviews & Science Writing - www.nthposition.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Murphy Glenn" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Golden Balls Game On has now moved on, sadly - but we do have Pong in our Secret Life of the Home gallery, and incredibly it's still popular with the Playstation generation (who enjoy a good laugh at it, and seem fascinated that this could ever have constituted entertainment) The Water Rocket (I presume that was the exhibit you were referring to) was in the original Launch Pad, but didn't move into the 1995 incarnation of Launch Pad in the Wellcome Wing. We did use it in Flight Lab for a while until that closed about 3 years ago. But it was binned/sold along with most of the other exhibits from that gallery. Interestingly, it's set to make a comeback, as there will be a water rocket in the all-new Launch Pad, due to open in November this year. So in one way it's a contender for the oldest-surviving interactive. But I don't think we can claim it has had continuous use! Glenn @ The Science Museum -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Simmons Sent: 28 March 2007 19:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Golden Balls The Game-on exhibition, which I think is still on at the Sci Mus has a working "Pong" game in it, which is about as early as it gets and some even earlier screen games that aren't actually useable by visitors, so don't count. Is there still the rocket launching game somewhere around the Sci Mus too - it was in Launch Pad at least up to its Wellcome Wing move and had been there since the first incarnation of the gallery (mid 80s) and I have an inkling I have seen it on another gallery there since, but I could be hallucinating IAN IAN SIMMONS * Do you believe scientists have souls? (yes/no) * Do you believe they might have souls but haven't found them yet? (yes/no) * Do you believe that scientists believe they have souls, but are too embarrassed to talk about them with their colleagues? (yes/no) - Jeff Hoke - Museum of Lost Wonder Science Centre - www.life.org.uk Forteana - www.forteantimes.com Sound Reviews & Science Writing - www.nthposition.com This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. 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