“Plantasia”: Interactive Experience

Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, Studioproduktion E…
© Lisa Michel; Caro Abkai
© Lisa Michel; Caro Abkai
© Lisa Michel; Caro Abkai
© Lisa Michel; Caro Abkai
Published in the
Event Design Yearbook 2022/2023
Book cover

Description

In order to raise awareness of nature and its destruction by humankind, students from six study courses at HdM Stuttgart developed an interactive experience: Plantasia. It provided an interpretation of the theme “young energy” and was designed to highlight how people destroy the natural habitat. Plantasia showed a pristine, liberated, magical natural world as a pointed contrast. The message was: “Experience nature, do not destroy it. Nature is created when people do not influence it.”

Plantasia guided visitors through three experience phases. Phase 1 consisted of a consideration of environmental forces. In a game, parched nature was revitalised by the collection of water. Visitors were supposed to take action. Their movements were tracked, water containers were filled and nature brought back to life. The lighthearted game method was conceived to appeal to all age groups.

In phase 2, visitors were supposed to listen to nature. Sounds were emitted when touching interactive, real plants. Sensors identified the touching of leaves through the change in electromagnetic charge, which was converted in turn into sounds or singing. This resulted in a form of communication.

Phase 3 encouraged the contemplation of magical nature. A computer-animated vision of nature and four animations of a virtual nature generated by artificial intelligence showed the future. Visitors heard sounds of nature from the Amazon and local forests. There was deliberately no interaction, only contemplation.

Details

Agencies
Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart
Studioproduktion Event Media
Year
2022
City
Stuttgart
Country
Germany
Dramaturgy
Swantje Cramm; Caro Abkai; Lena Schlagenhauf
Direction / Coordination
Kim Caspers; Julija Orbitane; Sophia Walter
Architecture / Design / Decoration
Charlot Schümann; Lisa Michel; Kim Caspers; Sophia Walter; Louisa Handt
Graphics
Louisa Handt; Caro Abkai
Lighting
Isabelle Münch; Sophia Walter; Charlot Schümann
Media
Louisa Handt, Caro Abkai (AI); Isabelle Münch, Dobromir Petushev, Jürgen Popow (Media programming, technology and control)
Films
Dobromir Petushev (CA); Lisa Michel (Film, Video)
Music
Sophia Walter; Lukas Münter
Artists / Show acts
Lara Epple, Tara Seutemann, Swantje Gramm (Sponsoring, PR)
Construction
Charlot Schümann; Lisa Michel; Kim Caspers; Sophia Walter; Louisa Handt; Swantje Cramm; Caro Abkai; Lena Schlagenhauf; Lara Epple, Tara Seutemann; Jürgen Popow
Supervision
Prof. Ursula Drees (Artistic direction); Steffen Mühlhöfer (Technical direction)

Categories

Industry
Education
Topic
Art, Emotions, Extraordinary Experience, Immersive, Interactive, Nature, Playful, Sustainability, Technology, Water
Type
Interactive Installation, Public Experience, Spatial Installation