In August of 2018 I was asked to join a team of 5 students completing their capstone project for the University of Technology Sydney, Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation degree. I was tasked with leading the development of creating a prototype of how the future of museums might look using new and emerging technology.
Their team had chosen to make use of the UTS Data Arena, a 360 degree stereoscopic screen with a full motion capture tracking system. Together with their input and design considerations I helped created a dynamically driven data installation which took groups 6 users through a 10 minute experience within the Data Arena.
Each user was asked to privately enter in a value important to them. This value was then used as a search parameter across various web APIs, the data of which was then displayed in the 360 environment for each user to explore. Each user was given a tag randomly associated with someone else’s value. Throughout the experience, the data transforms from a seemingly random assortment of data points into an orbiting display of data, with each value attracted to the associated physical marker. Users then must discuss and engage critically with the data around them to discover which tracker is associated with their value and what the value the other data points could be associated with.
We will be showcasing our project to industry partners and friends on the the 30th October 2018. More photos and details to follow.