Wondrous is an immersive interactive installation that will enchant users. Flying kites is a century-old tradition that has an international and ageless appeal. The kites will evoke childhood memories and bring the user to a happy yet serene place. The installation went on to be displayed in the Jepson Center for the Arts and at the Pulse Art + Technology festival.

Wondrous allows users who step within the installation to control their very own digital kite. The serene starry night sky will be projected on the ceiling, giving the user the feeling that they are outside. Using input from the Kinect along with Processing software, the user will be tracked and represented with a kite on the screen that will be projected on the ceiling. Each user will have their own kite and as they move around the kite will follow them, much like a user would control a kite in the sky. If the user hovers their kite over a star that star will disappear but begin to form a constellation. There are a series of constellations in the sky that correspond with the twelve zodiac symbols.

Design Doc

My Role: Lead Programmer

-Selected to collaborate with a group of designers to build an interactive installation in the microhousing common area.
-Participated in designing interactions between users and virtual objects.

-Supervised, directed and led the programming team in designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application systems and programs.

Wondrous is an interactive installation that will bring users a sense of peace and happiness. Kites have an ageless and international appeal that will bring users back to a happier time. The whimsical nature of Wondrous will allow the users to not only interact with the environment, but also with each other.