Virtual Pinball table artwork with Unity software and electrical components with open data innovator Open Data Institute

Project :

Mood Pinball

Collaborator :

Open Data Institute

Description :

Mood Pinball is an artwork in the form of a pinball game. Made with artists Edie Jo Murray and Harmeet Chagger-Khan, Mood Pinball allows players to expose city-wide noise data by visiting different locations at different times of day. Your mood can rise or fall based on noise levels, and the aim is to stay happy. A full size physical pinball machine was constructed with arcade buttons and ball shooter, and you can play on your phone as an Android mobile app, or in the browser. The work developed from workshops with neurodiverse participants who were asked how access to data might inform their lives.

Shown at Victoria and Albert Museum, The Open Data Institute, The Herbert Gallery, BOM, Coventry Biennial, The Bond Gallery and Broadway Cinema (Nottingham). Commissioned by the Open Data Institute (ODI) in partnership with the University of Southampton DataStories project, supported by the EPSRC, grant number EP/PO25676/1. Produced by BOM. Pinball cabinet by Joseph Welden with additional laser cutting by Juneau Projects. Music by Arc Vel. Photo credit-Paul Clarke. Available for exhibition - visit the website.

Link :

www.moodpinball.com Visit Website

Year :

2018-2020

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