Mixing art and technology: An interactive radio for a museum exhibition

Diego F. Loaiza, Edmond C. Prakash, Isidro Moreno, Andrés A. Navarro-Newball

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Abstract

Technology can inspire art. Art explores the context of technology. Combined, they empower artists to create innovative ways to captivate their audiences. Technology can enhance the ability of artists to express themselves. Such enhancement was required for one temporary art exhibit, where a recording had to be played when there was a visitor close to an interactive radio. To support it, we implemented motion sensing of exhibit visitors to allow contextual sound playback based on the visitor’s location. This allowed the artist to add an audible dialogue experience to the art exhibit. We interacted with a local artist and understood the artist vision to define and agree on technical requirements. A preliminary validation at the exhibit showed general acceptance of the system, positive feedback on the experience and areas for future improvement. In general, we believe that more research is required in terms of the artist-visitor relationship mediated by technology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Computing - 12th Colombian Conference, CCC 2017, Proceedings
EditorsAndres Solano, Hugo Ordonez
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages586-594
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319665610
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event12th Colombian Conference on Computing, CCC 2017 - Cali, Colombia
Duration: 19 Sep 201722 Sep 2017

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume735
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference12th Colombian Conference on Computing, CCC 2017
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityCali
Period19/09/1722/09/17

Keywords

  • Art
  • Interactive
  • Motion detection
  • Museum
  • Radio
  • Technology

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