Interactive installation • Concept, Design, Fabrication, Audio Design.
The Magic Forest was built to showcase Forest Giant's edge computing platform (formerly named OTIS) in an exhibit context, & to gain practical experience working with a variety of input & output hardware.
Demo reel of the installation in action.
Detail of basswood plant shapes & yarn moss.
Gesturing above the front pedestal triggers activation of rear pedestals based on hand position.
Recessed Leap Motion controller.
Work in progress; eight Arduinos with prototyping shields for connecting servos and NeoPixels.
Final digital sketch before fabrication.
Painting the wooden plant forms.
Prepping files for cutting/engraving. | Hardware & mechanical elements inside two of the pedestals.