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Booths 2006-10

2006

Mars Colony Alpha

2006 Exterior. — Mars Colony Alpha. The goal was to hurl your "scout robots" (represented by a set of bean bags) into a set of wells in order to find water beneath the surface and support the futuristic colony.

2006 Interior — Booth chair: Colin Taylor

2007

Small Things Made Large: The Big Bang

2007 Exterior. — The Big Bang. The goal was to send your "energy packets" (represented by a set of plastic spheres) up a ramp and into a set of "energy collectors" in order to collect enough energy to initiate the big bang and expand the universe from a singularity.

2007 Interior — Booth chair: Maggie Scholtz

2008

Revenge of the Plutonians

2008 Entrance — Participants took the role of a Plutonian gunner, and the goal was to take revenge for the IAU's demoting Pluto to "dwarf planet" status by directing the ship's laser weapon at specific targets on (and around) the earth.

2008 Exit — Booth chairs: David Schultz, Justine Harkness (asst.), Neel Shah (asst.)

2009

Galactic Conquest

2009 Exterior 1 — Galactic Conquest

2009 Exterior 2 — See left side of the picture

2010

In Soviet Russia, Moon Lands on You

2010 Exterior

2010 Exterior 2 — Booth Chair: Rachel Wagner

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