Participatory Multicultural Storytelling
Enhanced interactive installation with directional ultrasonic haptics and physical embodied humanoid robot avatars, expanding the Immersive Multilingual Storytelling exhibit.
Overview
An expanded “super-version” of the Immersive Multilingual Storytelling installation, adding directional ultrasonic haptic feedback and physical embodied humanoid robot avatars alongside the projected virtual ones. Visitors can feel and physically interact with robotic representations of the cultural characters.
My Role
Co-developed with Daphne Firos Peters and Sebastien Dubreil at the CMU School of Design. Led integration of ultrasonic haptics hardware and the physical robot avatar control pipeline.
Key Features
- Directional ultrasonic haptic array for mid-air touch feedback
- Physical humanoid robot avatars synchronized with virtual counterparts
- Full multi-wall projection environment from the original installation
- Real-time avatar control bridging digital and physical presence