The Great Wall

A Presentation by:

Ayesha, Abi, Anthony, Rochelle, Sageban &

Sharara

Teaser VideoO http://youtu.be/sf42YvcBrt4

What is the Great Wall?O Two motion-sensor walls 2 metres apart from

each otherO Place hands on the wall and push the wall back

O Hard to push due to its resistanceO Wall senses:

O Heart rateO Force exerted

O After 20 seconds, a 2nd wall moves inO scares the visitor (thinking they’ll get squished)

O The second wall has a sensor that senses any physical contact doesn’t squish the visitor

Purpose of The Great Wall

O Compare visitor’s strength before

and after they are induced with stress

CollaborationO 3 visitors can participate at onceO Engaging for all age groups

including children, teenagers, and adults

O Makes learning a fun experience!

Smartphone Applications

O Photos of the visitors are taken at 3 stages

O Visitors are given a code to access their pictures

O Download an app to customize their pictures

O An element to come back for!

Examples of some pictures!

Visual RepresentationO Analogies of the amount of force

exerted enough to push a horse!O Enables visitor to better understand

the amount of force with which they’re pushing

Human Limits?O This exhibit not allows one to test

one’s limit, it also encourages to push one’s limit

O There is a score board that displays the visitor’s score and the highest score

Science Behind the Great Wall

O Fight or flight responseO Blood vessels in muscles dilateO Heightens sensesO Adrenaline Rush (Epinephrine)O Improves strength O Enables them to push the wall

further

LayoutO Entrance to the human limits hallO Waiting line, panels on the wall outside

showing pictures of extreme sportsO Three one-way doors that lead inside the

exhibitO Three one-way doors that lead outsideO The first wall is see-through so that the

visitors can see the mechanism inside the wall

O On the other side, there are panels on the wall explaining the science behind the exhibit

TechnologyO Built in sensors to measure pulse rate &

the amount of force visitors are exerting with

O Amount of force with which the wall pushes will be calculated

O The second wall that moves in will have touch and contact sensors built-in to ensure safety

O Resistance of the wall will change depending on the height of the visitors’ hands and the number of visitors

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