UcanTu

For the next phase of Tech Virtual, we are launching an exhibition, called "UcanTu," with the theme "technology benefiting humanity" , following up on the success of Art, Film & Music.

The name of the exhibit, "UcanTu" (you can too) recognizes a new collaborative approach to virtual exhibit design and to visitor involvement.

There is a special projects area for UcanTu exhibits, and we are dedicating an area in the Parkside Exhibit Workshop in Second Life for virtual UcanTu exhibits.  We invite designers to create memorable experiences for visitors based on real devices, artifacts and technologies from the Tech Awards winners of the last seven years. These virtual exhibits should focus specifically on this short list of Tech Award-winning technologies. The best of these virtual exhibits will be awarded prizes and possibly be built for the UcanTu exhibition in the real life Tech Museum of Innovation.

Prizes

Guidelines for UcanTu Exhibit Projects

1. The exhibit should highlight one or more of the Tech Award-winning technologies listed here, in a way that makes them meaningful and accessible.
2. The exhibit should be inspiring.  It should make visitors realize that the tools to make a better world are not out of reach, but all around us.  It should make them want to get involved in their own communities and in the world (“You can, too!”).
3. The exhibit must be interactive, and it should not rely on docent explanations or a lot of documentation for visitors to understand it.
4. It should be educational.  It should convey an understanding of a) how the featured technology actually works, b) what global problem it addresses, and c) how it provides a solution.
5. If there is a connection that can be made with Silicon Valley (companies, local uses for the technology, individuals involved, etc.), that is a plus.
6. It must be feasible to build the exhibit in real life.
7. The exhibit concept must be licensed under Creative Commons (you agreed to this when you joined the Website) and the virtual exhibit should be full-perm.
8. If you need to contact one of the Tech Award laureates, talk to Stephe or Shakini first.  We may already have what you need.

Deadline and Judging

Judging will take place on Aug. 7, 2008:

The judging and final decision about which experiences to include in the UcanTu exhibition gallery will take place.  Judging will be done by a panel of curators, engineers and staff from The Tech.

Weekly Meeting

To learn more about UcanTu

See About the UcanTu Exhibition, learn about the UcanTu name and browse the list of exhibit projects for the UcanTu exhibition.  For more information, come to the weekly UcanTu meetings (Tuesday @ 10 AM SLT  at our Parkside workshop  in Second Life) or look at the transcripts of past meetings.