Gallagher & Associates  created a dynamic vision for the historic Witte Museum that integrates dramatic immersive visitor experiences within new and expanded museum spaces.   The New Witte blends the beloved dioramas and historic collections of

Witte Science Museum of San Antonio

I worked with Gallagher & Associates' UX Department on the ideation and production of six interactive media installations that are located at the Witte Science Museum of San Antonio, Texas.

 Gallagher & Associates  created a dynamic vision for the historic Witte Museum that integrates dramatic immersive visitor experiences within new and expanded museum spaces.   The New Witte blends the beloved dioramas and historic collections of

Gallagher & Associates created a dynamic vision for the historic Witte Museum that integrates dramatic immersive visitor experiences within new and expanded museum spaces.

The New Witte blends the beloved dioramas and historic collections of the Witte’s past with immersive spaces, multi-media films, and interactives. The result is a thoroughly engaging and theatrical space that tells the story of the True Texas, millions, thousands and hundreds of years ago to today.

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A Quick Description of the Interactive Exhibits

A Quick Description of the Interactive Exhibits

The Dinosaur Lab
Visitors can go on their own digital dig to learn about the paleontological sites, tools, and methods to help uncover prehistoric fossils.

  The Dinosaur Spinners   Bring prehistoric skeletons to life. Visitors can engage with animated 3-D digital dinos in their natural habitats to better understand the giants that once walked the Earth.

The Dinosaur Spinners
Bring prehistoric skeletons to life. Visitors can engage with animated 3-D digital dinos in their natural habitats to better understand the giants that once walked the Earth.

  Rock Art  Through vivid projections, visitors are transported to five Texas rock art sites, where they can explore the visual details of the distinct drawings and learn about their meaning—all before the artwork at full scale.

Rock Art
Through vivid projections, visitors are transported to five Texas rock art sites, where they can explore the visual details of the distinct drawings and learn about their meaning—all before the artwork at full scale.

Findings

Findings

We recorded user testing via observational notes. For this, we used the Rainbow spreadsheet as our documentation tool. I was in charge of analyzing the rainbow spreadsheet and adding the major findings to the report. Then, the team discussed and added possible solutions.

Contribution

Contribution

My contribution to the team ensured the following:

The interactive media installations had clear functionality and usability

The interactive media installations had consistent copy and experience flow

Overall user takeaway matched the intended exhibit experiential goals