Caves Around the World & Find My Cave Quiz
Concept, design, and development of an interactive interface for the Cave exhibit space at the Union Terminal. The on-site installation at the Cave Plaza lets guests explore selected notable caves around the globe through an interactive map. The caves are accessed via hotspots on the map, with their main features presented in information pages with text and stunning images. Visitors may take a quick quiz to be matched with a cave, and also send a postcard of their favorite cave via email.
Services: Interactive map UI design and development, content authoring for cave profile pages, quiz logic and cave-matching algorithm, email postcard integration, and responsive adaptation for desktop and mobile.
The Goal
Create an interactive map interface for a kiosk located at the Cave Lounge at the museum, so guests can explore a virtual world map featuring extraordinary caves.
UI Design
The activity presents an information-rich, layered user interface that is both dynamic and fluid, evolving from simple buttons and menu navigation to free-floating hotspots overlaid on the map as portals for geographic regions of engagement.
Gamified Map-Based Experience
The exploration starts at a macro scale and moves inward, keeping visual references and cues while adding to the fluidity of the navigation.
UI with the Visitor in Mind
Fluidity and motion, learning opportunities, and mesmerizing images. The overall design of the interface was intended to amaze.
The Interface in Action
Installed in 2019, the large touchscreen display in the Cave Lounge at Cincinnati Museum Center’s Union Terminal invites visitors to explore the experience hands-on.
Perfectly Adapted to Other Mediums
The Caves Around the World and Find My Cave Quiz interactive experiences were both successfully adapted from large touchscreen displays to desktop and mobile screens, and are currently included as part of the CMC In Hand digital environment.
Caves Around the World
Guests tap on markers distributed over the virtual globe and learn about each cave's profile.
Find My Cave Quiz
The quiz leads participants through a series of choices to reveal which cave best matches their preferences.
