Intriguing ION2 installation in Seattle responds to the movement of passersby

It's amazing what can happen when a small group of people get together to exercise their creativity. This intelligent installation in Seattle responds to the movement of people passing by a storefront window. Designed and built by <a href="https://lmnarchitects.com/" target="_blank"> LMN Architects</a> as a prototype of a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/responsive-design/" target="_blank">responsive </a>architectural structure, the ION2 installation, comprised of 98 mirrored see-through panels made with acrylic, is programmed to rotate and change appearance depending on the surrounding activity.

The 98 acrylic panels of the five-foot-wide by seven-foot-tall ION2 prototype is controlled by a micro-servo motor that rotates each individual panel in response to external input and pre-programmed patterns.

A Microsoft Kinect and a panel of 98 buttons create the two inputs to the system by picking up activity outside the storefront.

This data translates in the rotation of the acrylic panels.

It's amazing what can happen when a small group of people get together to exercise their creativity. This intelligent installation in Seattle responds to the movement of people passing by a storefront window. Designed and built by <a href="https://lmnarchitects.com/" target="_blank"> LMN Architects</a> as a prototype of a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/responsive-design/" target="_blank">responsive </a>architectural structure, the ION2 installation, comprised of 98 mirrored see-through panels made with acrylic, is programmed to rotate and change appearance depending on the surrounding activity.

“The installations we build are like sketches, allowing us to physically manifest an idea and begin to see where our attention should be focused. "

ION2 by LMN Architects

ION2 by LMN Architects