2011

Kinetic floating pixels is an interactive, kinetic light installation made up of an array of moving helium balloons that merges the physical and virtual words in a fun and playful experience.

Photo courtesy of Julius Reque

Visitors are able to choose and control the position of several large balloons and change the colours of individual balloons though an avatar. To operate the avatar a participant stands in the installation space and is tracked by a 3D imaging camera that positions the avatar relative to their body. Visitors are able to trigger waves and other patterns with the balloons, as well as change colours.

This reflexive engagement of the physical and virtual provides a fun and entertaining game as peoples virtual actions manifest themselves in reality.

The installation is a collaboration between Shaun Mavronicolas of Jigsaw Interaction Design and Miles Thorogood of Fruition Labs.