arcade of ideas
eden project, cornwall

Mechanical interactives with an intelligent message. Dance machines, shooting galleries, tractor rides and London cab simulators come together in an exciting, noisy arcade of fun.

• Three London Taxi ride simulators that take visitors on a bumpy ride round the world to find the ingredients for Elvis' favourite pizza whilst the food miles clock up. A five minute video animation is projected on the inside of the windscreen.
  
  
• Three 'whackamole' type games of balance and dexterity that illustrate the trials and tribulations of being a plant.
  
  
• Three dance machines with original muscial composition of funky diva song 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repair'.
  
  
• Three interactive tractor rides for younger visitors. Players use the steering wheels to steer a camera round a model farm to find the source ingredients of popular processed foods. Comical video clips interrupt to inform players of their progress.
  
  
• A full sized shooting gallery that demonstrates the complexity of food chains and biodiversity.