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Unboxing My New Book on Digital Design in Museums

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Barry

Yesterday a box arrived in the mail, this time not from Amazon. Instead, it was from the publisher of my new book: Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums. It’s such a thrilling experience to receive a … Continue reading →

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How I Helped Turn Dreams Into Reality at AMNH

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Barry

In my almost six years at the Museum, from fall of 2012 until now, I have held the same title, but sat at five desks in four offices and reported to three supervisors in three different departments. As you might … Continue reading →

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Preparing the Virtual Neanderthal Flute for Crime Scene Neanderthal

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Barry

Crime Scene Neanderthal (CSN), launching in beta to the public within our Hall of Human Origins this April, will feature (amongst other things) a virtual Neanderthal flute that visitors can play. Maybe you’ve seen this type of thing before on … Continue reading →

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Designing Mobile Museum Experiences: Thoughts on the “Well-Played” App

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Barry

You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you just might find You get what you need — Mick Jagger & Keith Richards This weekend my 5-year old daughter taught me some important lessons about … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Project-Based Informal Science Learning

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Barry

I was just at our 22nd session within our Neanderthal Next Door program – in which the high school seniors are developing an augmented activity guide about Neanderthals for use in our Halls – and I began to listen to … Continue reading →

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New program launch: The Neanderthal Next Door

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Barry

Last week we launched at the Museum an exciting new youth program, called The Neanderthal Next Door. The title refers to the fact that evolution is not linear, we lived at the same time as the Neanderthal and, at least … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Digital Fabrication: My Talk at the MakerBot Store

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Barry

Last month, I presented at the MakerBot store in New York City, a talk that might as well have been called “My adventures in digital fabrication at the American Museum of Natural History.” As the first consumer 3D printing store, … Continue reading →

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RiFF interview with me: Blending Digital Media, Badging, and Museum-Based Learning

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Barry

I am excited to be the feature interview this month on the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub’s RiFF Expert Interview Series. It is a great interview and captures what I am thinking about eight months into the job. Check … Continue reading →

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New York Times Coverage of our Virtual Worlds Programs

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Barry

While I can’t take any credit for the work described in this week’s New York Time’s article, “Engaging Children With the Siren Call of the App,” I am pleased as punch to see so much attention go to my colleagues … Continue reading →

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