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Immersive Environments

  • Prototyping
  • User Oriented

From kinetic wooden contraptions to interactive digital installations, Immersive Environments was a semester full of possibilities and experimentation. Due to there being so many different directions to go in, I decided to focus on phyiscal interactive installations and mesmerizing visuals because both instantly caught my interest and gave me inspiration to experiment. Software like TouchDesigner gave me this freedom and have made me very eager to do more.

The projects that really stood out to me were weeks that we got to use a room full of projectors for every wall, and when we transformed the whole classroom into an immersive environment. Both having their own different set of skills to utelise and challenges to overcome, I had a lot of fun working on them and I’m really happy with how they turned out.

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First time using projectors and combining them with different backgrounds and materials
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Trying different ways of interaction
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Projecting onto chocolate flowers to make an mesmerizing tree with edible fruits
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The finished tree with cotton candy and reactive lights
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Figuring out how to projection map onto the walls of the classroom
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The finished horror corner with acompanying sound design
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Using my souldering skills to make a custom led bar
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An interactive color wheel that changes position and color depending on the pose of the user
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First time using the room filled with projectors
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Using blob tracking in TouchDesigner to follow user movement
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Combining the blob tracking with the projection mapping to make a fully interactive experience
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Helping other teams to setup their installations in the classroom
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My team's room for the classroom immersive environment project
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Custom led bars made for said classroom project
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Using mirrors to create mesmerizing effects
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First iterations of my personal kinetic art project
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Final version of the kinetic art project, a interactive contraption with the focus on movement
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Demonstration of the contraption in action
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Using the laser cutter to make custom pieces for the final project
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Water basin for the final project, the WaterMuseum in Arnhem
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The effect of the water basin using vibrations and light to create mesmerizing patterns on the ground below