TapeStory: exploring the storytelling potential of interactive tapestries

Santos, Laura; Mara Dionisio; Pedro Campos; Dionisio, Mara; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe

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Authors

Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe

Abstract(s)

Traditionally, these tapestries were static artworks hanging on walls without any interaction from the audience. Nevertheless, textiles offer a versatile medium, which can be crafted from various materials and colours and manipulated to produce unique, touch-responsive textures. Our vision is to integrate the tactile capabilities of weaving with capacitive sensor technology to create a media-immersed interactive art installation that explores the negative impact of noise pollution on marine life ecosystems. Marine animals, particularly cetaceans, heavily rely on sound for communication, navigation, and hunting, and noise pollution can disrupt these essential functions. By harnessing the storytelling potential of tapestries and the power of capacitive sensors connected to microcontrollers, we developed a storytelling experience with a unique embodied interface that aims to educate the general audience about pressing issues such as marine noise pollution.

Keywords

Tapestry Interactive art installations Tangible interfaces Marine biodiversity awarenes Noise pollution e-textiles Conductive electronics Capacitive sensors . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/7253

Citation

Santos, L., Dionisio, M., & Campos, P. (2024, June). TapeStory: Exploring the Storytelling Potential of Interactive Tapestries. In Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Creativity & Cognition (pp. 686-699).