Video description: Visitors see and interact with exhibits at the visitor center including animated historical imagery projection-mapped to the interior of a huge rotunda, projected historical photos on translucent panels of fabric, and interactive stations showcasing current and past students of the school.
Milton Hershey School
Founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, Milton Hershey School provides high-quality education and support to over 2,000 students from low-income families nationwide. From early strategy to final installation, Bluecadet revamped the Founders Hall Visitor Experience to showcase the school’s founding over a century ago and its impact on students today.
Rotunda Dome Projections
At the center of Founders Hall is the second-largest rotunda in the country. We activated its ceiling with a film combining archival documents and custom animation to tell the story of Milton Hershey’s life and the school’s early days. The building’s unique shape allowed us to experiment with projection mapping and illusions, blending classical architecture with contemporary technology.
Portrait Stations
Interactive video towers feature current students sharing campus highlights. Life-sized, motion-activated videos personally greet visitors, offering a personal glimpse into the vibrant Milton Hershey School community and immediately engaging guests with fresh stories.
Interactive Yearbook
An interactive yearbook, combining a touchscreen and digital projection, invites visitors to explore the school’s history. The large-scale wall projection responds to user input on the touchscreen, with projected animations aligning with the detailed content.
Ambient Archives
Our team had the privilege of sifting through a century’s worth of school archives, selecting photos and documents to illustrate Milton Hershey School’s core values and enduring legacy.
Awards
Comm Arts
2022 Interactive Annual Featured Project
Digital Signage Awards
2022 Shortlisted, Creative Execution
Susan Alger | Manager, Department of School History at Milton Hershey SchoolSomething that really resonated with me was something very close to what I say… 'What do you want people to know? What do you want people to feel?' and Bluecadet took it one step further with this: 'What do you want them to do? What's that call to action?
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