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Interview with Heath Whitaker - Concept Development Director

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BS. So you're talking about differences that people bring to an exhibit mainly in terms of ages or perhaps knowledge. Are there any other types of differences that people would bring to an exhibit?

HW Yes. There, there, I mean, there are differences in their - attitude in their, in their, just in their character. And it's important to have - exhibits for every type of character, a contemplative exhibit with a computer or a puzzle. You know, some people will get engaged with the puzzles and want to solve them. Some people will get, het up about the puzzles and not want to leave them until they know the solution. Some exhibits are more social and require, more people to do it. So, a more social type of person is better at that type of exhibit. You know, some of them are full on physical and you actually work up a sweat doing them, well there are people who like doing that sort of thing too. So I, I always say that if I made one exhibit that was the most popular exhibit with everyone I'd have failed because you'd have queues across Techniquest. You've got to have something for everyone.