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| + | BacPack For New Frontiers is an interactive exhibit that makes use of key human computer interaction concepts to introduce users/people to core synthetic biology concepts. Featuring both a digital and a wet-lab component, the exhibit’s aim is to provide a collaborative bio-tinkering platform for non-scientists that will foster learning of the applications and syntax of biological design. This exhibit uses Multitaction surfaces that serve as makerspaces for users to engineer bacteria that are helpful for extreme environments such as Mars, Antarctica, and the Deep Sea. The customized bacteria are then deployed to these extreme environments where they help by producing resources needed by humans in these environments. This project aims to design, prototype, and evaluate a new interactive museum exhibit that engages visitors in a bio-design activity while facilitating learning of bio design concepts and skills. The goal is to create a novel bio-tinkering platform designed for non-scientists to foster skills for invention and innovation. | ||
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BACPACK OVERVIEW
BacPack For New Frontiers is an interactive exhibit that makes use of key human computer interaction concepts to introduce users/people to core synthetic biology concepts. Featuring both a digital and a wet-lab component, the exhibit’s aim is to provide a collaborative bio-tinkering platform for non-scientists that will foster learning of the applications and syntax of biological design. This exhibit uses Multitaction surfaces that serve as makerspaces for users to engineer bacteria that are helpful for extreme environments such as Mars, Antarctica, and the Deep Sea. The customized bacteria are then deployed to these extreme environments where they help by producing resources needed by humans in these environments. This project aims to design, prototype, and evaluate a new interactive museum exhibit that engages visitors in a bio-design activity while facilitating learning of bio design concepts and skills. The goal is to create a novel bio-tinkering platform designed for non-scientists to foster skills for invention and innovation.