During autumn quarter 2011, Matt Lewis (ACCAD) teamed up with Professor Jeff Haase (Design) and Professor David Staley (History) to co-teach a seminar class. The course outcome was intended to prototype an historical installation for the Columbus Historical Society, to be exhibited as part of Columbus' 2012 Bicentennial celebration. We are pleased to report that a new responsive environment exhibit is actively engaging people to learn about Columbus history. Permanently located in the new home of the Columbus Historical Society at COSI downtown (just inside the main entrance), the exhibit is free.

Students enrolled in the seminar course designed prototype exhibits that explored connections between the environment, interactive technology, historical representation, and emotion. Students also learned about newly emerging interactive technologies, explored issues of historical representation in three dimensional environments, and issues of emotion within such digital/physical environments. They were exposed to current processes of gestural interface development and associated technologies, as well as projection-based environments. Real world problems with space, hardware, and lighting were considered. Students learned processes they can use to track emerging techniques and integrate them with their interdisciplinary interests and skills. They were shown existing work drawn from disciplines such as history, art, dance, design, theater, music, computer science, and architecture.

To read more about the COSI exhibit, go to:  Responsive Environment Exhibit