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New Science Gaming Programs: Killer Snails, MicroRangers, & Playing with Dinos (oh my!)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Barry

In 2015, within the Museum’s Youth Initiative Winter offerings, there will be three (count them – three!) different science programs that explore science-based games in completely different ways. Each draws from science topics of interest to the Museum, explores how … Continue reading →

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Caught in Time: a photo booth project (Space, Dinos, Hall of Asian People, Together)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Barry

Check out the entire Caught in Time Project here or start at the beginning. Or visit the full set on Pinterest here. Okay, the second one this year was MUCH easier to get than the first. Matt, from the Digital … Continue reading →

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Jamming with Dinosaurs!

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Eric Teo

I am Eric, a First Year MFA student at NYU Game Center, studying about and designing games. Barry asked me and the other interns to help put together a game jam last Sunday to support an ongoing project. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Capturing Dinosaurs – The Beginning

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Barry

Yesterday we launched a ten day summer program for high school youth using the Museum’s dinosaur collections and the tools of digital fabrication to teach comparative fossil anatomy. The program, Capturing Dinosaurs, is a remarkable collaboration amongst our education department, … Continue reading →

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Sneak peak at cover for my upcoming book on museum design

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Barry

Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums takes the reader behind the scenes to learn how the American Museum of Natural History innovates visitor digital engagement, highlighting design techniques used both there and at museums around the … Continue reading →

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Invitation to be an early reader on my 2022 book on digital design in museums

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Barry

If you haven’t heard, I have a book coming out next year on digital design in museums (from the American Alliance of Museums with Rowman & Littlefield in August, 2022). Having recently completed my first draft, I am now looking … Continue reading →

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“Gamifying Museums Pt 2. – Aardman and The American Museum of Natural History on the Dos and Don’ts”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Barry

Blooloop is an online resource for “professionals working in the visitor attractions sector.” They have recently been exploring games and museums, with the second half of their latest post focusing on our work at AMNH. For the full article please … Continue reading →

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Object Oriented – Episode 2 – Games-based Learning in Museum Education

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Barry

Object Oriented – Episode 2 – Games-based Learning in Museum Education This episode of Object Oriented explores the ideas of games-based learning. It includes short excerpts from the @MMMooshme interview with Bernie deKoven and then explores examples from youth programs. … Continue reading →

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Creating the GLS Museum of Natural History

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Barry

At this year’s Games, Learning and Society Conference (GLS), I worked with Nick Fortugno, Debra Everett-Lane, and Hannah Jaris to create a unique conference experience to explore what it means for contemporary museums to bring games to the public (Nick … Continue reading →

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The GLS (Games, Learning and Society) Museum of Natural History opens next week in Madison, Wisconsin

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Barry

The pop-up GLS Museum of Natural History will be opening next week, on July 8th, at 2:30 – 3:30. Everyone is invited to help build the museum and explore the relationship between museum design and game play. Donations are still … Continue reading →

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