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What we built, what visitors asked, and the occasional how-to. Newest first.
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Hendrik Geeraert, the WWI hero who answers back at Westfront Nieuwpoort
Hendrik Geeraert opened the sluices at Nieuwpoort in 1914. At Westfront he now answers visitors’ questions himself, grumpily, in four languages.
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heyWowza, the Talking Point that greets every visitor at Technopolis
For nine days heyWowza answered anyone who pressed the button at Technopolis. 5,012 conversations later we know what visitors ask, and how a Talking Point gets cheaper as it learns.
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Talking Paintings at MSK Ghent
Two paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) answer visitor questions out loud. Here is how the installation works and what it did for the museum.
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The Ros Bayard painting talks back in Dendermonde
A painting of the 1888 Ros Beiaard procession hangs in the town hall of Dendermonde. Since May 2025 it answers visitors’ questions itself, in several languages.
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Juan, the grumpy talking cactus of Technopolis
Juan is a cactus with a microphone, three language buttons and a short fuse. Since October 2024 he has been teaching Technopolis visitors what talking to an AI feels like.
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An AI interviews visitors at the In Flanders Fields Museum
At the IFFM, an AI interviewer asked 1,840 visitors which story stayed with them. The answers went deeper than any survey, and the museum could filter every one of them.
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Lego stork that checks visitor satisfaction
Visitors of Zwin Natuur Park get interviewed by a stork built from Lego bricks that asks them about their visit, and generates reports with the results.
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The digital front desk colleague at Zwin
In the entrance hall of Zwin Nature Park, a digital front desk touchscreen answers visitors in four languages with the face and voice of a real colleague.
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Ask the Romans: two talking soldiers answering visitor questions
Two soldiers stay in character and talk about their experiences as a Roman soldier. This makes history come to life for visitors who get a first hand account of two soldiers.
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The Waterpraatpaal lets the water of Bruges speak for itself
The Waterpraatpaal turns oxygen, nitrate and temperature readings into a voice. Ask the water of Bruges how it feels and it tells you, in a mood that matches the data.
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5,012 Hellos: What Happened When We Let HeyWowza Loose in a Museum
For nine days, our AI HeyWowza answered anyone who walked up at Technopolis. Then we read all 5,012 conversations. Scroll through the talking points: the questions people asked, the languages it spoke, and how its memory…
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5 ways to improve visitor experience at your venue
How to elevate wayfinding, deal with repetitive questions, deal with downtime and the multilingual barrier, and ending on a high note to improve visitor experience.
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How to create Mortal Kombat with AI characters video
The process detailing on how to make a Mortal Kombat video
