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Wellcome to Science
From: Science Museum
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 he London Science Museum's Wellcome Wing(www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/wellcome_wing)
is devoted to contemporary aspects of science and technology. It offers visitors an insight into the public and commercial worlds of current science and technology, and it also presents virtual visitors with a multimedia-rich display of cutting-edge ideas. |
Unlike many other ambitious multimedia sites, users don't have to worry about not having the appropriate plug-ins. The Wellcome Wing gives you the option to view the site in 2D and 3D. If you choose to look at the 3D site, your computer will automatically download all the plug-ins you need, enabling you to actually stroll through various exhibits of the Wellcome Wing and turn some of the museum's rarest objects, such as a white peacock and a reconstruction of Bleadon Man, in 3D space. |
The Wellcome Wing website offers a variety of online activities at various levels, from Flash games for young children, in the "Pattern Pod," to information on all the latest science news through "Antenna," a constantly updated exhibition devoted exclusively to science and technology news. "Antenna" covers all the latest discoveries--the ability of scientists to switch mouse genes; plankton that eat greenhouse gas; and new material that can conduct electricity when it becomes distorted. "Antenna" is developed in conjunction with the science and technology news from BBC online (news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/default.stm), so it also offers a link to all the most up-to-date discoveries. |
One of the most popular parts of the website is the interactive Flash and Shockwave games in "Digitopolis" and "Who Am I?" Here, visitors are encouraged to understand how computers talk to each other using binary code, to find out how people react to nonsense words, to identify aspects of their own personality and even to learn the basics of sound editing for video. |
While the Science Museum's Wellcome Wing may make you think, a visit still doesn't provide you with all the answers. "In Future" invites you to play a game with a series of questions: Do you think men should be encouraged to have babies? Would you like to take a holiday in outer space? Should parents be able to tag their children electronically using implanted computer chips? A series of imagined futures are then created out of the decisions you make about new discoveries and innovations. |
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