Interaction Design

Keywords | Kinetic Interactive installattaions, soft/ textile robots

DISPLACED

Kinetic installation| Materials: fabric, wood, electronics, pla| Size: 13ft x 4ftx 4ft

Displaced and Clusters (on the next page) are pieces that interact with both their audience and the surrounding environment. The behaviors of the sculptures change based on various inputs. Displaced achieves this through sensors installed in the space where it’s located, while Clusters geolocate their position, collect air pollution data every three hours, and adjuvst their speed according to the air pollution levels.

Displaced is installed in a  living space. The  Inhabitants of the space have to be conscious of this mobile object in the middle of the room and interact with it. This creates a simple interaction between the inhabitant, the object, and the architectural space. These interactions become more complex as the sculpture’s movements change in response to various inputs from the sensors and data.  While making these pieces, I had in mind Gordon Pask’s essays, where he talks about “Architectural Mutualism,” as well as Valentino Braintenberg’s and various cyberneticians’ works.

CLUSTERS

Clusters geolocate their position, collect air pollution data every hour, and adjust their moving speed according to the air pollution levels. They also report their position and can be maintained through wifi.This is an experiment of soft robtos that alter their behaviour according to their enviroment.