ST. Pete’s Fairground
Through a range of exhibits, events and workshops, Fairgrounds St. Pete showcases the creative innovations of artists and makers working in all mediums. Their mission is to become a cultural hub for immersive art experiences, and an economic engine for local artists and craftspeople.
The Goal
To create a working prototype of an engaging interactive experience.
Using the Kinects and projector/monitor in the MD hallway, test and develop a working motion-activated experience,
and mock up a fully realized interactive concept.
Channel Surfers
Inspired by the arrange of dioramas that Fairgrounds has, this direction poses the question; “What if you could step into them?” With a striking diorama that the user sees before the experience as the base, you step into an underwater environment that with small interaction will change to another, and another, and another, each with their own interactivity.
The Junkyard
Right off the coast, there is a rusted junkyard full of rusted metal, tetanus, and adventure! While here you should watch your step as you watch out for a Rube Goldberg machine of discarded
scrap and lost tools.
The Junkyard - AI Ideation
Some of the Midjourney generated art that help inspired the Junkyard diorama.
The Junkyard - Production
Various stages of production
and composition testing.
The Escape Pod
Deep in the Gulf of Mexico there lies a crashed escape pod. What mysteries does it hold, and can you crack open the strange vessel?
The Escape Pod -
AI Ideation
Some of the Midjourney generated art that help inspired the Escape Pod diorama.
The Escape Pod - Production
Various stages of production
and composition testing.
The Mermaid City
Deep in an undersea cavern is the lost city of the mermaids forgotten to all but the mermaids, you few travelers, and a few strangely smart cats. Here you can find an old, abandoned chest with untold fortune or mishaps contained within.
The Mermaid City -
AI Ideation
Some of the Midjourney generated art that help inspired the Mermaid City diorama.
The Mermaid City -
Production
Some of the Midjourney generated art that help inspired the Mermaid City diorama.
Early Interactions
Inspired by a test project I had done previously I started with less clean masking to test out
the interactivity.
