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November 15, 2006
Touch Labyrinth
Keywords:
Play, Touch, Feel, Search, Discover, Interact, Pillow, Body, Organ, Puzzle, Game
It is a project about the sense of touch, puzzles and the idea of play.It is a game that encourages people to physically interact with each other in order to solve a puzzle. With the use of fabric and materials of different textures, players will have a rich tactile experience.
My project will be a game where people have to find something hidden inside a labyrinth. They cannot see inside the labyrinth, and have to explore it through touch. Participation of more people and physical interaction between them is encouraged, as it makes the puzzle easier to solve.
Player enter the labyrinth by inserting their hands into holes on the surface of a big, pillow-like sack that feels (and smells) like a pillow. The holes are entrances to tunnels made of materials with varying textures. When their hands meet inside the labyrinth, light shines either internally or externally to reveal a clue: the clue can be either a map of the underlying structure of the labyrinth or a clue as to where to "look".
The audience will be people visiting ITP's winter show. Similar labyrinth projects may have been done before, but it is unusual for them to engage the sense of touch.
Resources available:
scrap material, thread, LEDs, aluminum foil for switches
Missing elements:
more material, thread, perhaps EL tube
Plan:
This project doesn't require too much funding for its completion. Visit to fabric stores to buy scrap material.
Posted by Kyveli Vezani at November 15, 2006 11:18 PM