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Attributes of Aliveness:A Case Study of Two Interactive Public Art Installations

by Humbi Song, Oliver Luo, Allen Sayegh

Published onNov 15, 2019
Attributes of Aliveness:A Case Study of Two Interactive Public Art Installations

What elements make people think that an interactive public art installation seems “alive”? To answer this question, the paper examines the design and the reception of two public artworks by the INVIVIA studio: MIMMI and PULSUS. Both are responsive installations that aggregate collective data and interpret it through elements such as vibrations, lighting, and/or mists, but differences in design decisions have led to different perceptions of their aliveness. Through the case study, paper identifies key attributes in an installation that contribute to the sense of aliveness and discusses the importance of considering aliveness in design. While these attributes are distilled from public art examples, they can generally apply to designed objects that are, through technological augmentation, physically interactive at the human scale.

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