Puppet Parade, an installation that premiered at the Cinekid Festival, was designed to give children an interactive motion experience. Here, kids could simply flail their arms around and have their movements projected onto the wall to move big and colorful digital puppets. What's more, Puppet Parade actually enabled the children to interact with the virtual puppet environment -- for example, they could pet the creatures and make food for them to eat.
Created by Design I/O, Puppet Parade required the use of two Microsoft Xbox Kinects. These allowed for movement to be tracked and also made it possible to determine the location of the kids' elbows, wrists and shoulders to control the puppets. As the designers point out, the Puppet Parade installation allowed the kids "to perform alongside the puppets, blurring the line between the 'audience' and the puppeteers..."
Interactive Projection Installations
Puppet Parade at Cinekid Festival is a Fun Virtual Experience
Trend Themes
1. Interactive Motion Experiences - Creating installations that allow for interactive and immersive motion experiences blurs the line between audience and participant.
2. Virtual Puppet Environments - Developing virtual environments where users can interact with digital puppets opens up new possibilities for entertainment and creativity.
3. Gesture-based Interaction - Utilizing motion-tracking technology, such as Microsoft Xbox Kinect, to enable gesture-based interaction offers unique and engaging experiences.
Industry Implications
1. Entertainment - The entertainment industry can leverage interactive projection installations to create captivating experiences for audiences of all ages.
2. Education - The education industry can utilize virtual puppet environments to enhance interactive learning experiences for students.
3. Technology - The technology industry can explore gesture-based interaction to develop innovative user interfaces for various applications and devices.