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My Body Works BioLab
Wharf O' Wonder Hands On Hall
Minds On Hall Ciba Lab


Packed with state-of-the-art virtual reality exhibits, Minds On Hall represents the very best in science center technology.

Virtual reality is an immersive entertaining educational experience.

Minds On Hall favorites include:

  • Virtual Roller Coaster — Design your own scream machine. Change the height of the hill, make a loop wider, tighten a corkscrew, then take it for a test ride!
  • Virtual Fish Tank— Create your own fish and watch it fight for survival on the giant screen ‘aquarium’
  • Virtual Dancer — Choreograph a routine, from rap to ballet. You’re the star!
  • Virtual Reality HoloPod — Challenge the computer to a virtual game and step into a computerized world.
  • Virtual Planet — View any planet in the solar system, follow weather patterns, see plate tectonics, the world's active volcanoes - and more!

Create your own animated film clip or step into Recollections to experience retro-reflective materials. Sit back and enjoy a science fact film in the Cassiopeia Theater. Or check out other phenomenon like bubble viscosity, warped reflections and electromagnetic radiation.



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