Project description

The content for this project will be pulled from the ‘Telling Stories’ exhibition at the Museum of Wellington located at Queen’s Wharf. The content for this project will be pulled from the ‘Telling Stories’ exhibition at the Museum of Wellington located at Queen’s Wharf. The story I have chosen is “1969 Cuba Street-the revenge of pedestrian”. This story is talking about the history of Cuba Street that looks back from the Cuba mall with traffic to become a pedestrian mall due to the request of citizens. And the brief of this project is creating a interaction design both interface and hacking mouse that address this story for people to interact with it.

The installation I create is trying to retell the story and get people more interacted with the story. The outcome interface is a combination of images and video that shows the old and present Cuba Street. The video of Cuba Street is set as background for people to walk through. The idea is intended people to know the old vision and story of Cuba Street while experiencing the present.

Design of the hacking mouse is inspired from the Bucket Fountain on the street. I intend to get people more involved in this street when they interact with this installation. If people tip the mouse left and right, the ball in the middle will hit left and right to get forward and backward of the images; if people move the mouse in left and right way, they will move backward and forward on the street.