The Ethics Table is a multi-user game for young teens and up. The table is the center of the “Ethics” exhibition at the new Newseum under construction in Washington DC. Two teams spontaneously play a simple question and answer game that addresses the complex questions journalists face every day. Using camera recognition technology, people can use any gesture to collect questions and answer them as speedily as possible.

Dimensions: 7ft long by 5ft wide by 2′-6″ tall

Method: Two aligned projectors with camera based recognition technology
Completion date: First quarter 2007

Client: Newseum, The Interactive Museum of News
Architect: Polshek Partnership
Exhibition design: Ralph Appelbaum Assoc.
Interface design: Newseum and Kinecity llc