Pcomp playtest and development – “FIND YOUR FLOW”

 

Playtesting comments

TOUCH – https://editor.p5js.org/nt1475@nyu.edu/full/H1oND-jT7

• therapeutic
• paper is rough, feels like papercut
• want to go back and forth, non linear movement

MOVE – https://editor.p5js.org/nt1475@nyu.edu/full/rkRRIZiTX

• people were more active with it (move fast)
• need to sense motion as well, not only tilt

BREATHE – https://editor.p5js.org/nt1475@nyu.edu/full/SJs4Lbsa7

• a lot of questions about hygiene
• is this really a role for tech? or yoga?
• what is an effective actuator in this case? most things would be distracting

CONNECT – https://editor.p5js.org/nt1475@nyu.edu/full/BJ969bsTm

• do people really sync? we’re biologically different, my slow might not be your slow?

After playtesting the 4 ideas – touch, move, breathe, connect, it was apparent that touch was most effective in slowing people down (given the reasons above as well as the context of it being a semi-public interactive installation).

As a result I developed it further and came up with the idea below.

“FIND YOUR FLOW” – Tai Chi x Sequins

An interactive sculpture to slow you down.

Schematics to power motors