PGAV Destinations designer Russell Dow will be serving on the discussion panel following Gunnar Kiene’s (Creative Director at SapientNitro) creative session “Brand Consistency vs. Cohesion in a Digital World.” Continue reading.
EuroAmusement Professional Magazine issued a great article this fall about our latest coaster opening, Thunderbird, at Holiday World in Santa Clause, Indiana. It features great interviews with two of… Continue reading.
Emily Howard, Vice President
John Kemper, Vice President, Emily Howard, Vice President, and Stacey Ludlum, Zoological Designer & Site Planner
Tom Owen is vice president of PGAV Destinations, a company that works with museums and cultural heritage organizations to design exhibits and experiences that create enduring memories in the minds of their patrons. PGAV’s work is informed by the power of storytelling – and they have the neuroscience to prove it! Tom notes: “Stories about our own experience can actually shape someone else’s mind, planting ideas, thoughts, and emotions. Stories might, in fact, be the only way to turn our experience into someone else’s.” Continue reading.
– By Dave Cooperstein, senior creative designer Last week, I was locked in a room with nine of my (mostly) co-workers. We had 60 minutes to escape the room.… Continue reading.
Since the very inception of our Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction, its entire mission was to “inspire the next generation of space explorers.” As destination designers, we can read the reviews… Continue reading.
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair “I just don’t get bumper cars.” This is what my friend Hannah said as we watched guests at Busch Gardens Williamsburg… Continue reading.
– By Tony Schmidt, exhibit designer In the book, Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the World He Made, it describes how innovator/genius Frank Oppenheimer, founder of the… Continue reading.
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair What is the fundamental value that drives your business? A few years back, my partner Jim Moorkamp and I developed a… Continue reading.