TOUCH-SENSITIVE, INTERACTIVE BRAIN EXHIBIT
Over life-size model of the human brain and graphics for the National Museum of Health and Medicine.
Concept Realizations was contracted to produce a touch-responsive model of the human brain for an exhibit for the U.S. Defense Health Agency’s National Museum of Health and Medicine, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The exhibit is designed for blind and low-vision users. Each part of the brain model is individually sensitive; when touched a voice announces the name of the region. For sighted users, the video screen displays the regions’ location, extent, and associated text.
Concept Realizations designed, fabricated, and finished the brain in a heavy-duty 3D printed plastic, with a durable, hand-applied final color coat. We used a proprietary solution for making the surfaces of the various features touch-sensitive, able to pass an electronic signal to a processor that handles the audio and video elements. We also produced the images that were integrated with the Braille text and textures on the exhibit’s surfaces, and used in the video screen.
Video of exhibit in use
