A3MG designed and authored the DVD for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s annual Holiday Lectures on Science DVDs. Above are two menus from the 2015 lectures on the topic of ecology.
HHMI Holiday Lectures DVD
Interactive Video with Quiz
A3MG designed and programmed this customized video player that features interactive quizzes for HHMI BioInteractive short films.
Interactive Case Study for The Effects of Fungicides on Bumble Bee Colonies
Embedded quiz modules test students’ understanding as they watch the video exploring whether fungicides play a role in the decline of bee populations.
This project has been redesigned to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines and includes screenreader accessibility, subtitles, and an audio description (AD) version of the film.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Interactive Exploration of How We Get Our Skin Color
This interactive animation about the biology of skin color provides stop points at which students can further explore the material through additional text and illustrations, videos, questions, and simple interactive widgets.
Interactive Exploration of How We Get Our Skin Color
Narrated by the world’s leading authority on the evolution of human skin color, Dr. Nina Jablonski, this animation describes how and where melanin is produced in our cells and what factors affect our skin color.
Working with content producers at HHMI Biointeractive, A3MG designed and programmed this customized video player and content pages.
This project has been designed to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines and includes video subtitles and an audio description (AD) version of the animation.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer
Working with scientists at HHMI BioInteractive, A3MG programmed and provided illustrations for this interactive to explore the phases, checkpoints, and protein regulators of the cell cycle.
The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Earth Mass Extinctions Poster
Working with HHMI BioInteractive scientists, A3MG designed this poster illustrating Earth’s five mass extinctions and a potential sixth.
Discover the environmental factors that caused the five big mass extinctions in Earth’s history and which species they impacted.
This poster was updated to be screen reader accessible and is WCAG 2.1 AA compliant.
The Anthropocene: Human Impact on the Environment
A3MG designed and programmed this “interactive poster” to accompany HHMI BioInteractive’s 2014 Holiday Lectures on Science classroom poster.
Explore key human impacts on the environments and how they have affected Earth’s landscape, ocean, atmosphere, and biodiversity with this engaging interactive.
Gorongosa National Park Interactive Map
A3MG designed and programmed this interactive map working with scientists at HHMI BioInteractive.
This interactive map of Gorongosa National Park allows users to explore different features of the park, including key components of the conservation strategy.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab
The Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab was developed by a team of scientists, educators, graphic artists, and film makers to explore the evolution of the anole lizards in the Caribbean. A3MG provided interface design and graphics as well as the programming of BioInteractive’s latest virtual lab.
The virtual lab includes four modules that investigate different concepts in evolutionary biology, including adaptation, convergent evolution, phylogenetic analysis, reproductive isolation, and speciation. Each module involves data collection, calculations, analysis and answering questions.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Sorting Finch Species
This Web app was designed and programmed by A3MG for HHMI’s BioInteractive. This fun activity tests students’ ability to distinguish between two species of finches living on the island of Daphne Major based on how they sound and look.
Stickleback Evolution Virtual Lab
A3MG worked with a team of scientists, science writers, and teachers to produce this virtual lab for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. A3MG created the 3-D illustrations, interactive sequences, and overall graphics.
The Stickleback Evolution Virtual Lab will introduce you to the science and techniques used to analyze the forms and structures of organisms—in particular, the pelvic structures of the threespine stickleback fish (Gasterosteus aculeatus). The lab includes three experiments in which you will collect and analyze data using photographs of living fish specimens and fossils.
Awards: 2013 Communicator Awards; Silver Award of Distinction