Starting To Fall
An Interactive Experience Design With Moving Images Projection
Staring To Fall was inspired by Marshall McLuhan's theory “The Medium is the Message,” this project explores how the medium environment shapes human perception of messages. It employs the concept of a “meteor” to illustrate the media's impact on both cultural symbolism and the physical aftermath of celestial events.
The interactive experience invites audiences to participate in a simulated “meteor landing journey.“ The project consists of two elements: a moving image projection and four pressure-sensitive mats. Audiences standing on these mats can trigger the varying speeds of a metaphorical “fall.”
The content for the moving images is sourced from the latest comments on the Instagram hashtag #meteor, enabling participants to experience a zooming in and out effect, simulating a fall from space to Earth. The mats, designed to resemble “meteor craters,” physically embody McLuhan's concept of the medium “shaping” or “massaging” human perception of messages.
Type: Individual Project
Date: September 2023
Dimensions: 6m × 4m
Mediums: Projection, Pressure Sensor, Resin, Gravity
Technology: Arduino IDE, Processing, After Effects
Outcome: Moving images projected onto the ground, 4 gravity-stimulated massage mats
Keywords: Medium Shaping, Falling Impact, Meteor Biase
Staring To Fall was inspired by Marshall McLuhan's theory “The Medium is the Message,” this project explores how the medium environment shapes human perception of messages. It employs the concept of a “meteor” to illustrate the media's impact on both cultural symbolism and the physical aftermath of celestial events.
The interactive experience invites audiences to participate in a simulated “meteor landing journey.“ The project consists of two elements: a moving image projection and four pressure-sensitive mats. Audiences standing on these mats can trigger the varying speeds of a metaphorical “fall.”
The content for the moving images is sourced from the latest comments on the Instagram hashtag #meteor, enabling participants to experience a zooming in and out effect, simulating a fall from space to Earth. The mats, designed to resemble “meteor craters,” physically embody McLuhan's concept of the medium “shaping” or “massaging” human perception of messages.
Type: Individual Project
Date: September 2023
Dimensions: 6m × 4m
Mediums: Projection, Pressure Sensor, Resin, Gravity
Technology: Arduino IDE, Processing, After Effects
Outcome: Moving images projected onto the ground, 4 gravity-stimulated massage mats
Keywords: Medium Shaping, Falling Impact, Meteor Biase
