2025/09/16 by David Hunter, Pablo Botin, Hunter, David +21
Computer Science · #Computational Physics and Python Applications #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Multimedia (cs.MM)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2509.13039
openalex publication_date 2025/09/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We describe a multidisciplinary collaboration to iteratively design an interactive exhibit for a public science center on paleoclimate, the study of past climates. We created a data physicalisation of mountains and ice sheets that can be tangibly manipulated by visitors to interact with a wind simulation visualisation that demonstrates how the climate of North America differed dramatically between now and the peak of the last ice age. We detail the system for interaction and visualisation plus design choices to appeal to an audience that ranges from children to scientists and responds to site requirements.