Adler Planetarium Digital Signage Kiosk takes museum visitors “Out of This World”
Chicago, IL – Thursday, October 01, 2009 – Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum seeks to inspire the next generation of explorers and scientists. They are a national leader in science education, hosting teachers and students from across the country. As a museum and educational facility, they continually seek methods of reaching greater audiences and educating more effectively. Adler found a great solution, with the Intersteller Boundary Explorer (IBEX) kiosk.
Adler recently installed a self-service touch screen kiosk with integrated digital signage systems to help educate museum visitors. The IBEX kiosk is located near a main theater and displays changeable content about a staged rocket systems. The kiosk helps communicate the purpose of the rocket artifact through text information, which displays continually on the large format LCD, and through interactive flash games, facilitated via touch screen. The combination of digital signage and interactive kiosks takes visitors on an “Out of This World” educational adventure.
Adler Planetarium selected SeePoint’s AD-VantagePoint system, a fully enclosed kiosk touch screen and large format LCD digital signage system. In addition, the industrial-grade unit contains no exposed ports, wires or cables- enabling the system to run 24x7x365 in high-traffic locations. Julian Jackson, Director of Experience Design for Adler Planetarium, elaborates on the durability and versatility of these systems, “The components are robust and the enclosure attractive and well hardened. We can see using the kiosks for other applications throughout the museum.”
The kiosk system is secured using pre-loaded kiosk software that prevents users from surfing unauthorized websites and prohibits access to the operating system. As a result, the system is able to run fully secure and simultaneously provide all of the functions of the IBEX applications. Those functions provide educational entertainment to hundreds of museum visitors daily. Embracing new technologies, Adler Planetarium makes learning interactive, engaging and entertaining.
About SeePoint
SeePoint Technology is a leading provider of interactive, Internet-ready, fully integrated kiosk systems. SeePoint designs and manufactures interactive information systems that are ideal for government applications, retail services, ticketing systems, public information terminals, customer service applications and more.
SeePoint offers a full line of standard products with a variety of mounting options, all of which may be customized to maximize branding opportunities and integrated with a full range of peripheral devices. SeePoint also offers full service engineering, design, consulting and manufacturing services to create custom developed solutions for customers with unique project specifications.
All of SeePoint’s kiosks unite design, durability, reliability, flexibility, customizability and modularity to bring Internet based information, commerce and communication to the public.
SeePoint has provided interactive display solutions to Academy of Motion Pictures, Boston Children Hospital, General Electric, Harvard University, Smithsonian Museum, Kuwait National Cinema, Johnson & Johnson, Department of Homeland Security, Neutrogena, Pfizer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the United States Air Force and Army. Contact SeePoint Technology at (310) 725-9660 or visit www.seepoint.com for more information.
About Adler Planetarium
The Adler Planetarium- America’s first planetarium – was founded in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. The museum is home to three full-size theaters, including the all digital projection Definiti Space Theater, the Sky Theater which utilizes a Zeiss optical projector, and the Universe 3D Theater. It is also home to one of the world’s most important antique instrument collections. The Adler is a recognized leader in science education, with a focus on inspiring young people, particularly women and minorities, to pursue careers in science.
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Contact: Rick Trojan
SeePoint Technology
(310) 725-9660
rick.trojan@seepoint.com
