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"Lenses by Hush Studios, an interactive light and sound installation that transforms as prisms bend and refract light in different ways… just move and twist them on the wall surface. The composition is “then read by custom software and translated into sounds in real-time, resulting in a warm, ambient soundscape to accompany the powerful visual composition.”"
Rion Nakaya 2016. http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/lenses-an-interactive-light-sound-installation-by-hush-studios
" Artist Craig Winslow
“Embracing the natural way we would expect people to interact with the device, we made slow soothing movements augment lighting, while aggressive swipes brought in black recursive animations,” Winslow says. “Leap Motion amplified the story we were trying to tell, as the viewer’s human interaction contributed to impact dynamically on the installation.” Light and color are the core mechanics at play in the piece. Winslow and his collaborators programmed color variance to be reactive to palm positioning – transforming the Leap Motion Controller into a powerful tool for color depth exploration. Dipping into blues and reds, “it was fascinating to disrupt the world until you reach a dystopian darkness, until your hand becomes the only light within a strong silhouette.” "The design concept behind Growth is one that Winslow and his collaborators would like to iterate and expand upon in the near future. They believe the Leap Motion interface carries huge potential for enabling human interaction to dance the line between the physical and the digital realms – to illuminate a world and modify its perceived reality." " Katie Mitchell 2013 http://blog.leapmotion.com/growth-art-installation-powered-by-leap-motion/
Interested in the idea of incorporating digital technologies with an interactive space, I did a bit of research as to what's already attempting at combining these. I discovered these two installations pieces that use human interaction to change the design of the spaces. They offer the users the chance to play and experiment through movement (in Growth) and placement of objects (in Lenses). Light plays an important element in both of these installations because it is the response to the human interaction. The users have control of how the light is displayed and can convert it as many times they'd like.
The idea of having a variable in a space that children can interact with to alter the "atmosphere" of the space appeals to me for my practice. I believe it's important to allow children to experiment with the world, to discover mysteries themselves, and creating a space that allows the user to experiment with the design strongly represents that motive I believe.
https://www.microbit.co.uk
https://www.kitronik.co.uk/5618-bbc-microbit-with-inventors-kit-and-accessories.html
https://www.raspberrypi.org
If I want to work with digital technology, I feel that I need to understand programming a bit more. I remember Scott Grandison's talk, the creative coder, in second year and that he had worked with other students on the course in the Human Library when they needed to use coding. I think I need to contact and speak with Scott in hope that he might be able to explain some possibilities and problems with my ideas of creating an interactive space that children can alter.
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