A Dream Come True: Make Roller Coasters, Video Games at New Exhibit

If you missed riding Cedar Point’s new Valravn coaster this summer, don’t worry your thrill-seeking little head. The Great Lakes Science Center Design Zone exhibit gives visitors the chance to test their nerves (and creativity) by designing a roller coaster — and then trying it out via simulator. “What this exhibit really does is turn you into a creator,” says Kirsten Ellenbogen, president and CEO. “You actually begin to see the engineering and mathematics behind all of this design.” Developed by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, the exhibit also includes interactive displays on music composition and video game development. “If you can really play around with them in balancing a song or designing a roller coaster or creating a video game,” says Ellenbogen, “you’re going to be a lot more confident and appreciative of where math is in life.”

Oct. 1-Jan. 2, Great Lakes Science Center, greatscience.com