MagnusFlora: Interactive Sculpture

My final project for Design 2 was to create a sculpture to explore two objectives:intersecting volumes and interesting footprint. I also wanted to explore the concept of a VR installation piece, for which I created several prototypes.

Bright colorful, green, pink, yellow lit flower sculpture.

Team/Agents

888jose888, bbulkow, djamberleigh, jenysis, joeythebeerbear, korbenhouston, morganza, mysticeti, oroboros, brymbl, princessphd, rightsock, spaz, squalllheart

Role

Leader/Chief Inspiration Officer

Timeframe

3 weeks (April, 2019)

Proposal

Fortunately, Slicer shows a tutorial on the screen for sequentially assembling the numbered parts. After building my first prototype I added two dowels, on two diagonal corners, to prevent assembly slippage. Lots of hot glue later this was the result.

My professor offered constructive critiques before giving me the go-ahead to attempt the project in Virtual Reality.

Graph paper sketch of a person standing next to a tall flower that opens above the head.
Graph paper sketch of the top of an 8 petal flower

Prototyping Sprints

Fortunately, Slicer shows a tutorial on the screen for sequentially assembling the numbered parts. After building my first prototype I added two dowels, on two diagonal corners, to prevent assembly slippage. Lots of hot glue later this was the result.

My professor offered constructive critiques before giving me the go-ahead to attempt the project in Virtual Reality.

Prototype construction of a flower petal: cardboard and spray foam.
 Prototype construction of a flower petal: cardboard and chickenwire.
Three people working on the inner cage of the sculpture bulb.
Testing the opacity and dispersion of light through 4 different strips of material on the sculpture petal.

Physical Exploration

Fortunately, Slicer shows a tutorial on the screen for sequentially assembling the numbered parts. After building my first prototype I added two dowels, on two diagonal corners, to prevent assembly slippage. Lots of hot glue later this was the result.

My professor offered constructive critiques before giving me the go-ahead to attempt the project in Virtual Reality.

Physical Exploration

Fortunately, Slicer shows a tutorial on the screen for sequentially assembling the numbered parts. After building my first prototype I added two dowels, on two diagonal corners, to prevent assembly slippage. Lots of hot glue later this was the result.

My professor offered constructive critiques before giving me the go-ahead to attempt the project in Virtual Reality.

Physical Exploration

Fortunately, Slicer shows a tutorial on the screen for sequentially assembling the numbered parts. After building my first prototype I added two dowels, on two diagonal corners, to prevent assembly slippage. Lots of hot glue later this was the result.

My professor offered constructive critiques before giving me the go-ahead to attempt the project in Virtual Reality.