
Interactive media in the "Life! Beginnings" exhibition supports cross-generational audiences making personal connections by experiencing the exhibits together.

Families interacting with a full-body experience at which visitors learn about mating dance of three species. The three characters, a peacock spider, blue footed booby, and weedy seahorse, provide opportunities for people with different physical ability levels to take part. The mating dance interactive has similarities to "Dance, Dance Revolution" video game, but in an educational museum setting.

Visitors watch the birth stories of various species, including humans, in an inspiring projected video that helps set a celebratory tone in the gallery.

"Guess as they Grow" touchscreen exhibit tests visitors on animal embryo development.

Visitors can learn about genetically-linked traits in the "Build-a-bird" exhibit. They activate the exhibit by "switching" between genes to build a pigeon with different characteristics.

The "It Takes Two" exhibit is a multiplayer, cooperative experience that explores the different stages of fertilization using haptic controls and projected media.
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