Space EdVenturer are always on the hunt for gadgets and props to outfit our simulators. Recently I found a few cool pieces on Amazon that caught attention. While made for other purposes, these gadgets will make cool additions to the Starship Voyager at The Space Place.
The Wall of Light
This beauty jumped right off the page and into my Amazon cart. I call it the Wall of Light. This small gadget is blindingly bright and comes with a phone app that allows for a gazillion different colors and patters. I'm thinking of lighting up an entire gym with alien landing party colors, or perhaps a semi darkened hallway.
The Medical Scanner
After looking at this product, how could you go back to just using the Star Trek tricorder? Think of the endless possibilities this prop could be used for.
Improving our starship simulators so our students and patrons have a more realistic experience is what we do. And that is just what I found Bracken Funk, The Space Place Director, doing last Friday. He was working with Renaissance Academy's IT tech on the installation of a new powerful core computer for the Starship Voyager. This computer will easily display two tactical screen inputs on the same main viewer without video delay.
They were also looking at programmable theater spotlights to add that extra something in the ship's lighting.
We sure have a lot of fun at The Space Place with our Starship Voyager and our 220 Young Astronauts and Voyager club members. You'll need to come by and visit us sometime.
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