Tag: Nutrition

The 10 calories room

Interactive installation to check the relationship between calories consumption and the calories in various food. The spectator is invited to walk on a conveyor belt until he/she has burnt-out 10 calories (approximately 2/3 minutes). The calories consumption is displayed on a monitor. Inside some fridges is reproduced well-known food such as butter, bread, hamburger, etc. […]

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The goats

Interactive exhibit: only those able to correctly complete cheese production will survive. The installation reproduces a simplified version of the cheese-production chain: – nutrition; – milking; – cheese production. The player must correctly complete all three operations as required if he/she wants to successfully produce cheese, hence ensure his/her survival, in that environment.

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Photosynthesis

“Sounds and lights” installation. Aim of this installation is to explain how photosynthesis works and its importance.

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Thirst and hunger

Thirty writings in mess tins, and the 7 boards on 7 flasks in this installation describe the basic nutritional rules for dietary survival in extreme situations.

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The Ploughs

Interactive exhibit: only those able to plough a field survive: the field work requires much physical exertion. Each visitor wears a band enabling him/her to pull a mechanical plough. The first player to reach the opposite side of the field, activates a 15 minute video displaying the growth of wheat from seed to spike.

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Hunting and gathering

This interactive exhibit aims to identify edible herbs and animals. When launching a ball, the player selects to either “hunt/gather” a certain item. A counter sums up the calories acquired in a day and at the end of the activity there is the verification if the calories acquired ensure survival or if the effort to […]

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Survival: Nutrition

Interactive installation about survival problematic in harsh environments; in environments requiring creativity, concentration and decisional ability among various, possible strategies.

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