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Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art

Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art

Jonathan Lillie, Michelle Jones-Lillie
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781522522553|ISBN10: 1522522557|EISBN13: 9781522522560
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch407
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Lillie, Jonathan, and Michelle Jones-Lillie. "Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art." Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 4692-4703. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch407

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Lillie, J. & Jones-Lillie, M. (2018). Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition (pp. 4692-4703). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch407

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Lillie, Jonathan, and Michelle Jones-Lillie. "Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art." In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 4692-4703. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch407

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Abstract

This chapter argues that installation art is a powerful, but underused, method for presenting scientific knowledge and visions of technological innovation. It reviews Disney's extremely successful exhibits at the 64-65 fair as iconic examples of art installations designed to provide strong narrative experiences of technological innovation. Disney used different aspects of installation art to present powerful immersive installations as presentation of technological and scientific knowledge through multiple media. The goal is to identify general methods for conveying such knowledge to general, lay audiences in ways that might not only encourage greater understanding, but also inspire future generations toward scientific and technological discovery.

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