Bringing an Interactive Art Exhibit to Life with AR
I recently created an augmented reality poster inspired by an interactive art exhibit my wife and I experienced at the WNDR Museum in Pioneer Square. The exhibit featured a large, psychedelic screen with abstract visuals that reacted and changed based on my wife’s dancing motions in front of it.
Captivated by this experience, I wanted to try recreating that interactive feel through my own AR poster design for a class project. I took a distorted, abstract black and white silhouette picture of my wife dancing in front of the exhibit.
When viewers scan the QR code on my poster using the EyeJack phone app, they can then place their phone over the image to trigger responsive AR animation, a gif, and music. The visuals react based on the movement of my wife’s shadowy figure dancing in front of the psychedelic screen.
I designed the 8×11 poster with a bold, obscured image and no typography – just the abstract visual of my wife’s dance that is hard to totally make out. The AR animations are triggered by my wife’s motions, making the static poster come alive when viewed through the phone camera.
This project taught me how AR can take objects like posters and infuse them with interactive, immersive qualities. I’m excited to display this reactive poster in class, transporting viewers into a vibrant, musical art experience.