I have decided to participate in this year’s Winter Lights Festival in Portland, OR. I will be at the same anchor location as last year, the Electric Blocks (map).
Concept
The theme for this year’s festival is “Under Pressure”. For this, my mind instantly went to being underneath the sea. I wanted to continue with my preference of making an interactive display that reacted to people as they walked past. With that in mind, I decided on three elements
- Bubbles, in the form of a sphere or balloon, that react and change colors to users nearby.
- Kelp, LED strips with some sort of diffusion that also react.
- A walkway in between the bubbles and kelp, with colored “bricks” that changed as users walk along it.
The Build
Coming soon..