Chrome Web Lab — Science Museum
Chrome Web Lab, a year-long exhibition making the mechanics of the internet physically tangible through giant robotic experiments, opened July 19, 2012 at the Science Museum in London, produced by Tellart with Google Creative Lab.
| Venue | Science Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2012 |
| Technologies | giant robotic/mechanical "experiments", real-time web-activity visualization |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| tellart | Fabrication | Engineered and produced the exhibition's hardware and software |
| google-creative-lab | Media Design & Software | Co-creator of the UX/experience design, per Tellart's own project page |
Description
Visitors interacted with five large-scale physical machines — including a giant Etch A Sketch-style drawing arm and a mechanical orchestra — each driven in real time by web activity from around the world; the exhibition drew roughly 500,000 visitors over its year-long run.