Michael Geithner, DDR Museum Presented at MuseumNext Tech 2018

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A HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCE
OF HISTORY
Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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A HANDS-ON
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OF HISTORY
Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
What’s going
on here?

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Progress, so
they tell me.
The future.

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
Behold,
Natural History,
version 2.0.

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
Welcome to The
Museum of Natural History,
where history comes to life!
Step up, ask your question.
Then let the next little boy
or girl have their turn.

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
That’s great.
So you’re adding
some new inter-
active exhibits?
No, Mr. Daley,
not adding.
Replacing the
old exhibits.

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
People,
Mr. Daley, love
“What’s next”!

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
Is technology still
“the next thing”?

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PLAYGROUND: MUSEUM
Games Museums

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playinghistory.de

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- Opened 2006
- 500k - 580k visitors/year (1200 m²)
- 2x EMYA nominee
- Private museum

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A HANDS-ON
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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
Is technology still “the next thing”?

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@geisrichard
Yes, if...
Is technology still “the next thing”?

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@geisrichard
1.
2.
3.
4.

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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@geisrichard
1. Transparent Screen
2.
3.
4.

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A HANDS-ON
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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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A HANDS-ON
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OF HISTORY
Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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@geisrichard
1. Transparent Screen
2. Butter (Nutrition)
3.
4.

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@geisrichard
Top-down
or
Bottom-up

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@geisrichard

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@geisrichard
1. Transparent Screen
2. Butter/Nutrition
3. International,
one-time visitors
4.

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@geisrichard
Who’s playing?

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Young
or
Old

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Young
or
Old, not!

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Einstiegshürde

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“Easy to learn,
hard to master.”

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@geisrichard

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Test your ideas!

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www.nineties.berlin

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@geisrichard
1. Transparent Screen
2. Butter/Nutrition
3. International,
one-time visitors
4.

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
Location, lighting,
dramaturgy, space,
time, style, noise ...

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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A HANDS-ON
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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard
1. Transparent Screen
2. Butter/Nutrition
3. International,
one-time visitors
4. Rebuilt kitchen
Permanent exhibit

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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Michael Geithner
@geisrichard

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@geisrichard

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@geisrichard
Thank you!

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@geisrichard
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