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Shifting Wireframe

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"Shifting Wireframe" is an interactive kinetic sculpture that responds to a viewer's presence. It senses when a viewer approaches and changes shape based upon the viewer's proximity. Its design is playfully ambiguous: from a distance it appears two- dimensional; as you draw closer the surprise of its motion emphasizes its three-dimensionality.


Its intricate organic shape contrasts with its common industrial material. It is constructed with annealed wire, a motor, an infrared sensor, and a microprocessor. The infrared sensor measures the presence of a viewer and sends this information to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed to interpret this data to trigger the motor that moves the sculpture.

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"Shifting Wireframe" initial idea was developed at a class I took at ITP, "Intro to Physical Computing", with instructor Tom Igoe.

Posted by juliana on September 15, 2006 11:07 AM |

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