Bradford Museum: National New Media Museum

As part of my dissertation research into interactive design within public spaces I visited Bradford Media Museum to see how they've approached using interactive displays. From what I could see, the visitors of the museum seemed to engage a lot more with the interactive displays such as the TV sets in comparison to the more passive displays e.g. photographs/models.



A concave mirror, that gives the impression the reflection is protruding.



Mega zoom, have the control over cctv style cameras



Focussing a camera image



Spin the wheel to mix the colours into grey



The witches head appears out of the darkness when you press a button





Choose a TV programme to be in...



...and act on the blue screen and see yourself within the context of the programme



A news desk, read out a news report and be recorded



Choose with screen to watch/edit



Follow a voice over of a director and have people use the camera to film you. The video is fed to screens surrounding the set.





Choose how to send the TV signal, through cable/satellite/terrestrial/WEB. The lights show the signal moving, this one showing the cable signal.





The four options to choose from



Demonstration of photocells. By blocking out the light the signal is disrupted.





Feedback terminal, alternative to traditional comment book









Flip books



Touch screen information



3D photos





Flip books/film