Sunday, November 12, 2000

Walt Would Be So Happy...

Now back to Disneyland. Since we had extra time while waiting for our fastpass time, we went to Innoventions for the first time. This exhibit is designed to introduce the latest innovations and inventions to the public. In the middle of the floor, we finally found a couple of unused computers and became members of the Internet Search Game. (Thanks Bernie for the 7 steps.) My son has used search engines and the internet, but when some person with a microphone says, "Find a website with a picture of a pirate"... the search becomes fun. Half of the players gave up because they couldn't understand how the use the mouse or the jargon, but overall players were racing to uncover tiles on the board to discover the secret. The guy with the mike was giving search tips as the game progressed. I had a hard time keeping up. My 8 year old won the day and left the computers saying "That was fun." How much did he learn in the five minutes? He learned that he can click on the "images" button and he learned about the Parthenon. He found out what the Utah flag looks like. Not too bad for a five minutes at Disneyland.

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