SamiaAhmed-LookingOutwards-6-Interact
I learned about this project at the openFrameworks lectures earlier this semester, and responded to it because I love how it creates an immersive experience. The installation allows viewers to create and maintain a forest, where they can grow trees with their bodies, interact with flying animals on the walls, and move water on the ground. I appreciate the integration of using real, physical objects to interact with the simulated worlds as well as physical gestures which nudge people to interact in ways that the normally do not. Like my previous post, this project allows the viewer to participate in the creation process. There is a careful balance of creating constructed rules for the environment and interaction with creating an open ended environment that allows the viewers to interact as they feel.