Welcome to Heshan: An Installation to Create Immersive and Entertaining Experiences with Local Art Through Interactive Media Technologies

Aven Le Zhou*, Fuqi Xie

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we proposed an interactive art installation titled “Welcome to Heshan” with an application of emerging technology, which aims at having a more profound impression on participants, including locals and tourists, and engaging audiences with interactive and immersive experiences. In this project, we welcome participants to entertain and impress them with FONG TSE KA’s art through designed interactive visual elements. The visual presentation consists of different designs of the Chinese calligraphy and other patterns found from FONG TSE KA’s painting, including “calligraphy waterfalls”, “calligraphy snowflakes”, re-designed abstract background referenced to the paintings and human profiles filled with vivid colours. The installation will, by default, show a running calligraphy waterfall over a repeating background series as the presentation mode. When the participant walks in the interactive area, the installation will detect their presence and switch to interactive mode in which the waterfall will partially switch to snowflake with falling and bouncing effect. Moreover, the installation will project the participant into the screen as color blocks in profile shape, and the participant can virtually catch and hold the calligraphy snowflakes as in the physical world. Through this installation, we have successfully conveyed a warm welcome to visitors in an entertaining and engaging format within the constraints of the specific location and cultural context.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCross-Cultural Design. Applications in Learning, Arts, Cultural Heritage, Creative Industries, and Virtual Reality - 14th International Conference, CCD 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Proceedings
EditorsPei-Luen Patrick Rau
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages304-317
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783031060465
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event14th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2022 Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 Jun 20221 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13312 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2022 Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/06/221/07/22

Keywords

  • FONG TSE KA
  • Interactive installation art
  • Motion capture
  • Physical simulation

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