Bolt Brite, Designed and Built at NYSCI
Channel: New York Hall Of Science
Date: 12/02/2020

Bolt Brite is a fun new exhibit in Design Lab at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). This interactive exhibit inspires people to get creative, think with their hands and design solutions to engineering problems.

Bolt Brite was entirely designed and built in-house at NYSCI in Queens, and utilizes a combination of traditional carpentry, modern CNC cutting of plastic, and a special DIY method to produce cheap, safe, durable and brightly-colored bolts.

In this video we talk to members of the NYSCI Exhibits team - Dana Schloss, Director of Exhibit Experience, Karl Szilagi, Exhibits Prototyper and Amelia Merker, Project Coordinator, about the exhibit's design challenges, prototyping process and visitor experience.

Bolt Brite is located in the Lower Level museum floor, in Design Lab, and free with NYSCI admission.

About Design Lab at NYSCI
Design Lab taps into people’s natural tendency to be inventive and resourceful in finding solutions to basic engineering and design challenges. Consisting of five visually and thematically distinct activity areas, Design Lab encourages visitors to be creative while experimenting with structures, circuits, simple materials and more.
Free with NYSCI admission.

For more information on Design Lab, visit: https://nysci.org/make/designlab/

Music:
Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This video was shot and edited by Explainer TV, NYSCI's youth development program that trains young digital producers in science communication and content creation.
Crew: Adam, Fabrizio, Aasha, Kevin, Dannielle, Ethan, Cassidy

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