MOD. — Attraction in Adelaide

It’s free. Which is great. However don’t go in expecting a half day of fun interactive learning for kids of any age.

The INVISIBILITY exhibits: A room that senses movement and projects it on screens with accompanying sound effects. Pretty cool and fun for a bit. I’d love some info for kids to read about how it works or something to encourage further knowledge A wing with a number of exhibits that test your ability to spot fake news or deepfakes. And also understand the perils of modern data harvesting by companies and privacy concerns. This was a really good exhibit for teens in my opinion and the info was well presented. A barely interactive section on climate change with touch screens. Honestly my family are passionate about climate change issues but this exhibit was uninspiring. The touch screens really didn’t nail the fun but educational combo I’ve seen work well in other exhibits. They were barely interactive and not that informative or aesthetically interesting. There was a First Nations interactive screen which was barely interactive. I think a more creative approach to interaction would have encouraged children to engage with it more. there was an exhibit that analyses your facial features and predicts your mood and personality. The exhibit was quite good however there is missed opportunity here for example showing how racial biases exist in these sorts of algorithms and what other ethical problems might arise. Also a shame it doesn’t do more with your face profile than just do a silly squish of it at the end. An exhibit that proposes to visualise biometrics of a famous football player which looks cool but lacked deeper explanation of the visuals that could engage teens more than. “Wow interesting animation” then moving on a poorly done exhibit on geology. The narration was not exciting for children of any age video screens of First Nations poetry. This was fairly good and simple, if you like poetry it will appeal. Some people spent 5 seconds here. Others 5...

MOD is presented as a place that is educational for children and I initially was really enjoying my time here with my wife and two young children. I'm all for educating them in the field of science and I encourage them to form opinions and wonder about the scientific world. What I wasn't ready for however, was the room upstairs that was themed around the upcoming referendum about the voice to parliament. In the corner there was a tablet on a pedestal that had two videos on loop. One of the videos featured an indigenous "comedian" that was constantly dropping the f bomb in his stand up routine. This was otherwise a small, quiet room that was set up with pens and pencils on tables that included post-it notes for kids to draw pictures and write messages to visitors. I found myself constantly having to strangely raise my voice during parts of the video when he was swearing just so my kids wouldn't hear the obscenity. The video was transcribed on screen and the f bomb was censored but the audio wasn't, and it was clearly audible in this small, secluded room. This is totally unacceptable for a place that is marketed as an educational venue for kids...

can we experience pleasure 24/7, and would you want to? I got a sneak peek at the new exhibition “Hedonism” Before opening night. It is a study of pleasure, what it is, how we experience it, why we experience it and so much more. But like all MOD exhibitions it is not just informative bit completely immersive, an experience of touch and sound and light. From the complimentary booth where total strangers tell you how amazing you are to the ticker game making exercise pleasurable. It is a full body and mind experience. There are virtual reality tours of artists and a game about the modern dilemma of consent - involving aliens bodies. I loved the experience. Value for money? It is free and amazing so definitely. Easy access? Check opening times as they are a bit constrained in the mornings. But hey a great cafe to wait in. Close to the centre of the city at Uni SA. Recommend? Totally Go again? To this exhibition - yes. probably a couple of times. To MOD - absolutely. Oh and there is a hall called “Pleasure...