Maker
Philip Ross
Year
2004
Context
An ever increasing integration of technology in people’s lives requires seamless interfaces to manage the interactions with this technology. This project explores how tangible interaction can play a role in creating these interfaces.
Purpose
Carrousel set out to embody a tangible interface to manage the atmosphere in a room by influencing video-art, light and music content along three atmosphere scaling dimensions. The video art was designed in cooperation with a professional videojockey, who had experience in creating atmospheres by use of video material. The color schemes were loosely based on work on color and associations with moods. The music was selected using rules of thumb concerning, e.g., tempo and genre.
