The Lounge Room

I’ve always been fascinated by the flickering light a TV gives off. I am also concerned with my art being experiential – to create a place for visitors to interact with, hang out and make their own. Thus the idea of The Lounge Room was born.

A TV remote control could be used to control the “channels” on the TV and hence the lighting of the room. The channels were actually various sound reactive applications running off a laptop. The computer was connected to an Arduino with an infra-red sensor to communicated with the remote control.

Featured was also a knitting channel which showed visitors how to knit, with wool and knitting needles provided.

Concept, design, programming
Processing. TV. Arduino. Infrared sensor. Remote control. Knitting.
Medium: Arduino, Infra-Red sensor, TV, Remote Control, Flash, PHP.