Azure Tianran Qian
Todd Bryant

Ice Flow

Speed up the process of global warming by touching Antartica and seeing it melt.

Classes
Live Image Processing and Performance,Video Sculpture


Feel a topographical sculpture of Antartica. As you run your hands across the terrain, the glaciers tumble into the sea leaving only a show where they use to be and the endless flow of ocean.

Audience
Map lovers who care about the environment.

User Scenario
Users see the map hanging on the wall with a prompt to please touch it. As they touch it they see the audio and visual effects of their touch. The map resets itself after a short period of time so the next user can experience the project from the very beginning.

Implementation
This project is gesso painted blue foamcore with a projection powered by Max/MSP/Jitter

Conclusion
We would like to see if people find this experience informative and/or visually interesting