Mixed Media Kinetic Tabletop Model

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Øhavsmuseet: Mixed media mechanical model

Shortlisted for Best use of digital, International 2022

Complete interactive experience design, creative direction and production management.

Advanced bespoke kinetic/mechanical model with 1200 animated pins with LED-lighting, video-projection and surround-sound system. Tells the story of how the ice age formed the local landscape at Øhavsmuseet in Faaborg, Denmark. Developed in collaboration with and engineered by our partner Interactive Imagination Ltd.

The kinetic model specifications (brief version):

  • approx. 3×2 meters total size1200 mechanical pins with 20cm movement
  • built-in RGB LED-light
  • ceiling mounted projector, projecting onto surface
  • 5.1 sound system with invisible resonating speakers
  • Invisible activation buttons for interactive functionality
Prototyping in loo rolls
Loo roll animation testing
Production design
Installing electronics
Installing kinetic pins
Programming
Testing LED lighting
Testing animations

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