“Our Neighborhoods” features an interactive map of Seattle’s quirky areas, highlighting the history and the unique attributes that make each community a great place to call home. Funky graphics, retro music, and pop culture icons from the past situate the activity in its historical context: the postwar era when people began moving to the suburbs and creating new enclaves within Seattle’s sprawl. We connect the history of of the Central Puget Sound’s neighborhoods to the present by offering visitors a detailed quiz that catalogs what they look for in a community and recommends an area that might be a great fit for them – and one that may not be.
The Museum Magazine feature of “Our Neighborhoods,” found on page 30, lists the MUSE Award win and shows a photo of a visitor interacting with the touch screen pop-up window. Using this window, visitors can view information about a neighborhood, leave a comment, read other visitors’ comments, or play a quiz to find their ideal neighborhood. Other visitors can move and scale the map while a visitor has a pop-up window open, and two visitors can use pop-up windows simultaneously, making this experience ideal for interpersonal interaction and group commentary.