Meet our Customers - Science Centre Singapore – a decade of making science explorable
For more than ten years, Science Centre Singapore has used Storyvoxel to make complex science directly explorable for the 1 million people who visit each year. As one of Asia's leading science centres, interactive experiences built on real data have become part of how it engages, educates, and communicates science.
Inside Explorer at Science Centre Singapore.
Exploring science, not just explaining it
Since its first installation in 2012, the centre has used Inside Explorer to bring advanced imaging datasets—human anatomy, medical scans, and more—into the exhibition space. In the Uniquely You gallery, visitors explore the human body hands-on, moving past static visuals to understand structure and function by navigating real data themselves.
The shift is subtle but important: instead of explaining science to visitors, the centre lets them explore it.
“People learn about the world around them through sensory inputs. Seeing and feeling makes the discovery process both accessible and memorable, especially when the rich data is highly interactive, intuitive, and accompanied by story-telling. ”
Science Center Singapore team next to an Inside Explorer table.
Trust and access in the AI era
As generative AI makes convincing content easier to produce, the distinction between generated and captured data matters more than ever. For a science centre, credibility is everything. Experiences built on real imaging and measurement data let visitors engage with what actually exists—not with an approximation of it.
“Science Centre Singapore has deployed the Inside Explorer for many years and right from the outset, the interactive touch table has been very popular with our visitors. The engagement level is high as the datasets are novel, drive curiosity and can be enjoyed through collaborative exploration, for instance with parent and child or with groups of friends.”
Science Center Singapore team. From the left Ms Jacy Mok (Lead Science Educator), Ms Si Ya Chan (Imagineer), Ms Tham Mun See (Chief Executive), Mr Daniel Tan (Senior Director, Exhibitions & Galleries), Mr Lian Soon Lee (Director, Business Development).
To extend this approach beyond the gallery, Storyvoxel introduced Inside Explorer Cloud, which streams high-fidelity 3D datasets to any device with a web browser. It removes the need for specialised hardware and makes complex datasets accessible at scale.
A new home for exploration
Science Centre Singapore is building its future home: a next-generation centre in the Jurong Lake District, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Roughly a quarter larger than today's building and set where "science meets nature," it will bring exhibits together with gardens, nature trails, and the surrounding landscape—an ambitious next chapter for one of Asia's leading science centres.
Renderings of the new Science Centre Singapore
Value that compounds
A decade of continuous use is its own kind of proof. Because the platform is built to evolve rather than be replaced, content can be reused, refreshed, and extended—new datasets added without rebuilding the system. Each one compounds the value already there, turning a single investment into a living platform that grows with the centre.