The Light Orchard

Students: 
James Hallam, Clement Zheng, Noah Posner, Heydn Ericson, Matthew Swarts

The Light Orchard is an interactive installation that invites people to walk into a grove of futuristic trees, lit with color. The trees are aware of the presence of people in their space and can respond in many different ways. The user can play different games, watch animations, and work together with different simulations, that allows them to easily collaborate, learn, and play together.

Lab: 
Director: 
Jim Budd
Faculty: 
HyunJoo Oh, Sang-won Leigh, Noah Posner, Wei Wang, Matt Swarts,
Students: 
Ceara Byrne, Chris Chen, Himani Deshpande, Mika Munch, Savanthi Murthy, Akash Talyan, Hank Duhaime, Hongnam Lin, Lizzy Fristoe, Ollie Hsieh, Prabodh Sakhardande, Santiago Arconada, Shihui Ruan, Tae Prasongpongchai, Tanuja Swant

The Interactive Product Design Lab (IPDL) is a purpose-built lab designed to support both teaching and research by allowing students to investigate, explore, and experiment with an extensive array of new technologies. Central to this concept, the School of Industrial Design has placed a high priority on the need to foster and develop interdisciplinary, team-based collaboration with other educational and research units from across the campus, including the School of Interactive Computing, the School of Mechanical Engineering, the Graphics Visualization and Usability Lab (GVU), and the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA). The Interactive Product Design Lab was built in the summer of 2011 and opened in time for the 2011 fall semester.

http://www.id.gatech.edu/research/labs