Heddier at the Interactive Museum

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Interactive Painting at the Heinz Nixdorf Forum
 
At the Heinz Nixdorf Forum, a copy of the painting "Merchant Gisze" by Hans Hohlbein the Younger was converted into an interactive exhibit with 32 sensor fields placed within the area of the painting.
 
By touching one of the sensor fields a selected audio file is triggered. The playback may be in either German or English. The analysis of the sensor fields is carried out by the Winkey 2.0 Controller which is hooked up as a keyboard to the PC. Depending on the received keyboard code the PC launches the corresponding audio file that matches the respective area of the painting. Integrated Electronics:

• 2 x Winkeys 2.0 Controller
• Multimedia PC
• Audio system

Heddier Electronic has many years of experience in interactive and multisensory kiosks for museums. Their particular focus is on multimedia application that can be used as an accompanying tool to understand the exhibit, as well as a very simple way to present information in more than one language.
 
About the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum: this museum is the world’s biggest computer museum, as well as a vibrant meeting venue. The 5,000-year history, present and future of information technology is depicted over 6,000 m² of floorspace, from the origins of numbers and characters in 3,000 B.C. all the way to the computer age of the 21st century.