Pictures at an exhibition: Blood Sugar at UCLA
Digital Humanities, Events, Flex, Wii
Posted 2/1/09 by Erik Loyer
Just wanted to share a few snapshots taken just prior to the opening of the installation of Blood Sugar at the UCLA Art | Science Center (the exhibit runs through February 20). The event went quite well—people seemed to really be engaging with the content of the piece, and we got lots of positive feedback about the use of the Wii remote and nunchuk as controllers. “Feels like Minority Report,” one visitor commented.
One interesting tip that might be of use to other folks wanting to create Wii remote-driven installations using the sensor bar: we found that stacking two sensor bars one on top of the other resulted in significantly more reliable pointer control.
Just before the opening.
You can see the two stacked sensor bars here.
A DVD station provides context for the piece.
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