Boston Children’s Museum

The Boston Children's Museum selected my Crystalline Entities installation as a featured exhibit for their 2022 CreatedBy Festival, a maker faire designed to get kids excited about STEAM education. Since the installation was originally designed to be accompanied by music, I adapted the concept by adding an interactive mode using computer vision and an infrared camera sensor. I developed the platform using a combination of TouchDesigner and Lightjams.

Using infrared motion-capturing sensors, the installation tracks the position of viewers' hands, letting them control which crystals light up and what color they glow. When activated, each crystal plays a unique resonant note, creating a sound effect akin to wind chimes.

The installation was so well received that it returned to BCM as a featured exhibit for their winter Snowmazing showcase in 2023 and again in 2025.