September 2016 – Ranger Rik

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MicroRangers: Augmented Reality Gaming in a Science Museum

on September 14, 2016September 14, 2016

Why are these bison so gassy? What's hurting the chestnut trees? What's turning the coral white? In MicroRangers, a new augmented reality game at the American Museum of Natural History, you get to shrink down to the microscopic-level to investigate these mysteries and more. On Monday, I got to try out MicroRangers for the first time, …

My Mini Strandbeest!

on September 6, 2016April 3, 2019

This weekend, I caught one of the last showings of the Strandbeest at the Exploratorium, along with some work colleagues. A series of “kinetic sculptures” created by Theo Jansen since the 1990s, the Strandbeests combine his interests in science and art. Here’s a video of the Strandbeests in their native environment, the beach. As you …