Digital Things
Sometimes you need to introduce an audience to a new concept. A new relationship between themselves and an idea. Through new technologies a viewer can be invited to take a fresh look, rather than bringing their old preconceptions. And to facilitate all this you need some kind of.... digital thing,
There are lots of possibilities, and lots of ways to get there. Digital installations and performances of this kind are relatively uncharted territory in the corporate events world. Suffice to say interactive works are becoming increasingly common. The best way to illustrate what is possible is with some examples:
- A projection becomes a costume for a dancer, following their shape. As they dance they trigger an organic soundscape that reacts to their movements.
- An irregular surface becomes a multi-touch screen, allowing patrons to touch and manipulate virtual objects, connecting them to each other to create new types.
- A water fountain takes a life of its own, reacting to the presence of passers-by.
- A sculpture evolves over the course of a day or more, lighting reacting to the time of day and angle of the sun.
- Buildings become projection surfaces, their own real geometric shapes explored and distorted into fictional worlds.
- Children are encouraged to play a new kind of musical instrument, rewarded for pressing buttons and exploring new possibilities with new sounds.
Their really are no limits. Audiences are both asked to consider the ideas presented as well as "How did they do that?". Interactive works have an element of magic that can give an event a hyperreal quality and turn it into an unforgettable experience.
I have extensive experience conceiving, developing and implementing interactive systems for events. Including programming systems, modifying them on the fly and facilitating their use by performers and patrons.
If you need something different, contact me.
