Kinetic CAnvas

 

Kinetic Canvas is an interactive art installation that uses projection mapping, a sensor or MIDI receiver, and a live artist. The live painter's piece, is projected onto a space of any shape, and a user may interact with a motion sensor or series of buttons to alter the projected image as it is being altered in real time. We have experimented with controllers from the Leap Motion Controller to a Guitar Hero Game Controller acting as a MIDI board as interactive tools for the user. Through experimentation we have discovered that different controllers invoke different styles of use. For instance, the Leap Motion Controller encourages a more abstract experimentation from the user, while the Guitar Hero Controller encourages the user to push buttons and change effects to the rhythm of music. This installation has been featured at multiple events:

  • RE: Vision Chicago 2015

  • Paradise Music and Arts Festival 2015

  • Resonance Music and Arts Festival 2015