Work / Exhibits
Blue Whale Interactive Touch Model
Multisensory models like this Blue Whale allow every visitor to interact through looking, listening and touching. As each part of the whale is touched, visitors hear the name of the part, followed by a sound that whales make with that part of their body. A bronze figure of a 5 foot tall human swimmer is provided for scale.
Specifications
Store-bought foam model mounted on oak base.
Sensor wiring runs from model down to base through model supports.
Raspberry Pi computer in model base run Python script.
Recorded human speech.
Internal audio.
HDMI maintenance port.