A new art and technology installation created by students is displayed at The Beaney, Canterbury.
Called Project Conway, the installation combines art and technology to produce an interactive computer game and art installation at the same time. It is the result of a collaboration between the University and Canterbury-based digital agency, Deeson Online.
Created by students from the University’s School of Computing and TinkerSoc – a student society that embraces all forms of technology, engineering and craft – the installation is being exhibited at The Beaney Front Room in Canterbury, until Sunday 20 July.
It features an iPad that lets members of the public ‘play’ the game and see their creation live out its life in a series of flashing lights. There are also short videos and slideshows explaining the theory and ‘rules’ of Project Conway and its link to the popular ‘Game of Life’ from the 1960’s.
The installation’s software has been created by undergraduate students Michael Wilson, Richard Lancaster, Geoff Dodds and Niklas Scholz as part of their final year project. These students then integrated the software with a large hardware display, built by TinkerSoc, to show the Game of Life simulation.
Members of the public are invited to interact with Project Conway either at The Beaney Front Room, or they can also play via www.projectconway.com. Their creation can also be scheduled to run at the Beaney during the installation.
For more information contact Katie Newton.