I developed a suite of interactives for the touring exhibition 'Monkeys! A Primate Story', which first opened in 2016 at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It has since toured in Belgium, Australia and Spain and is due to tour in Finland.

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All the interactives were developed to be multi-language, and so far have been translated for English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Catalan. The interactives were designed and developed to be easily adaptable in the future to allow for more, and different languages to be added, as and when required by each new exhibition location.

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'Endangered' explores 25 of the most endangered primate species, providing key information such as total population, conservation status and the main threats they face. A popup world map shows the location of each species. The interactive includes four pledges and encourages visitors to choose one of them, each designed to be a simple action to help primates. The interactive stores how many times each pledge is taken, and displays a simple graph showing the popularity of each.

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'Family Tree' is presented as a simple, illustrated card game. The aim of the game is to arrange eight 'primate group' cards onto a tree, ordered by which are genetically closest to humans. As each card is positioned correctly, it reveals details about that primate's anatomy.

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'Jungle Talk' is all about the sounds and noises made by primates, and is divided into two parts. The first part explores the sounds made by a number of different primates. The second is a mini game where visitors listen to different warning calls made by a Vervet Monkey, and have to guess which type of predator it has spotted.

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'Monkey Supermarket' is a game based around the foods that primates like to eat. Choose one of six primates and then select a food from the supermarket shelves that you think it might eat. Go to the checkout to find out if you chose the correct product for your primate. See all the foods this primate likes to eat move across the conveyor belt. For the Chimpanzee species there is an extra step in the game (making it a little bit harder). You also have to choose a tool that you think the Chimp would use (such as a rock or stick) to assist them in eating their food.

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'Primate Protectors' is a simple touch screen interface video player, providing access to videos about primate conservation.

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In addition to the software development, I led the on-site installation of the interactives at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

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These interactives were developed for Nomad Exhibitions / National Museums Scotland.