SENSATION: Subjects of Enchantment was an interactive and immersive installation that utilized projected audio visualization, Microsoft Kinect motion tracking, and interactive light-up objects to help students relieve stress from finals. I used Processing, p5.js, Microsoft Kinect, Arduino, projected video, and repurposed objects to build this installation in May 2018 as a capstone project for MACS 496: Collaborations in Interactive & Immersive Media. I ran the technical components of the installation during the entire project showcase.

Our class created a sensory exhibit titled SENSATION: Subjects of Enchantment that combined tactile, auditory, and visual sensations with dynamic computer graphics, visible motion tracking, and light-up objects. Guests stepped into a space equipped with three screens, a surround sound audio system, an LED boundary on the floor, overhead stage lights, an active Kinect device, and nearly 200 movable LED-lit balloons spread throughout the space.

After choosing a specific sense-inspired color, guests were shown the active motion tracking of the Kinect depth sensor and immersed themselves in a prepackaged audio visualization displayed on the outlying screens. By giving people movable objects that they could interact with both on screen and in the space, we were able to provide a tangible source of play and excitement.

Collaborators

Courtney Hackett, Ally Henreid, Nick Magana, Justin Meid, Kate Milleker, Lucy Petrosyan, Eunsup Shin, Sonie Toe, Coltrane Zerai-Che, and Dr. Veronica Paredes