Mystus News
Fall - 2006

New Exhibits

Flash Interactive for Travelling Trade Show Booth

Mystus works in new mediums all the time. We have to learn fast. In this case it's using Macromedia Flash as the development environment at the clients request. The visitor presses one of the four buttons to see the corresponding flash presentation. The presentation units are stored extrernally to the program and so can be swapped for another without having to change the program. Altogether the program is a sleek and efficient software package that can easily be reconfigured to different audiences.

Energy Crank - A Quick Delivery

Two instances of a simple and robust energy exhibit were recently installed at the Toronto Convention Centre in the lobby. This was our first project working with Kubik, formerly Exhibits International.

Lobby Exhibition at Bloorview Kids Rehab

Several displays and interactive experiences were installed in the main lobby of the new centre. The purpose was to highlight the rich history and current activities. The flagship exhibit is the timeline, printed on fabric stretched over a metal frame. It involved the development of a new fabrication technique for this exhibition. Installed low for wheelchair and children level access were two simple interactives - audio stories and symbolics. Further along the hallway are presentations of staff achievements, new technologies and programs, and a video of kids just being kids having overcome their disability. The exhibition is placed in a high profile area of the new building and required astute attention to aesthetic detail while fulfilling it's functional requirements.
This was a relatively small exhibition but required all the different elements of a larger show, from electronics development on to installation coordination. Mystus has a proven tracking and management system that carried the project through without surprises. The biggest challenge beside the actual fabrication development of the fabric timeline, was to keep the project on budget over such a long development time without losing the richness of visitor experiences.