Science is hard. I help bring the complex and sometimes counterintuitive concepts at the heart of things like quantum computing to life. Spooky action, not so distant.
Below is a quick look at an interactive educational experience for a general audience highlighting the relationships between components of IBM Quantum computing technology. It facilitates solo or guided exploration of the cryostats, control electronics, quantum processors, and overarching compute architecture.
A large vertical touchscreen displays slowly rotating cryostats. Touching in particular places focuses on that area of interest. Users first select between the depicted system configurations. This presents an enlarged view of the selected schema. Hotspots highlight individual components of the system, inviting users to explore. Interacting with any of these hotspots zooms in for a closer look. A brief description accompanies each detailed view.
The touchscreen experience provides dynamic interactive visual aids that can’t be replicated with static alternatives like tabletop and physical chandelier models. It also offers greater depth of granular detail and additional layers of enhanced context alongside real cryostats.
Highly-detailed, enlarged renders of key components serve as storytelling tools to get at the heart of complex technology for more meaningful docent conversations. The touchscreen format also invites individual exploration, and provides equal value as a solo experience. Users with varying degrees of technical expertise and foregrounding knowledge of quantum computing can focus on those aspects of the technology stack that most capture their interest.
This type of scalable interactive experience offers a powerful storytelling aid within the context of investor keynotes, product demos, educational forums, museum exhibits, trade shows, press events, and standalone installations.
Alex Lukin 