An interactive environment that uses body tracking and blooming digital lotuses to visualize human
proximity and connection.
An interactive environment that uses body tracking and blooming digital lotuses to visualize human
proximity and connection.
Interactive Design
Projection Mapping
2026
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CONTEXT
DURATION
TOOLS & SOFTWARE
TEAM SIZE
In-class Project
5 weeks
Team of 3
TouchDesigner, OpenCV, YOLOv8-Pose,
Python
METHODS
Interaction Design, Experience Prototyping, Body Tracking,
Projection Mapping
Proximity Garden
Proximity Garden
Storyboard & System Diagram
Storyboard & System Diagram
Real-Time Body Tracking
The storyboard shows how the garden evolves from individual exploration to shared blooms as participants
move closer together and remain engaged.
The storyboard shows how the garden evolves from individual exploration to shared blooms as participants
move closer together and remain engaged.
The experience transforms participants’ proximity into a shared garden, using real-time body tracking to
control responsive projected lotuses.
The experience transforms participants’ proximity into a shared garden, using real-time body tracking to
control responsive projected lotuses.
We used OpenCV and YOLOv8-Pose to detect and track multiple participants’ positions and movements
in real time.
Initial Prototype
Initial Prototype
The initial prototype used simple projected circles to test tracking accuracy, projection alignment, and
how participants’ visuals responded and merged as they moved closer together.
The initial prototype used simple projected circles to test tracking accuracy, projection alignment, and
how participants’ visuals responded and merged as they moved closer together.
In TouchDesigner, we built a node-based system that translated real-time body-tracking data into responsive flower animations that
changed according to participants’ positions and proximity.
In TouchDesigner, we built a node-based system that translated real-time body-tracking data into responsive flower animations that
changed according to participants’ positions and proximity.
Final Prototype
Final Prototype