Each element was carefully designed to provde a seamless and multisensory experience:

The Painting: A fusion of acrylic and conductive electric paint allowed the artwork to serve as an interactive interface. Touch-sensitive areas connected via alligator clips and copper tape to a microcontroller board, enabling users to trigger pre-programmed sounds.

The Sound: Using Adobe Audition, I created meditative water-drop-inspired audio files that varied subtly with each touch, creating a calming yet evocative auditory experience.

The Program: I wrote custom C++ code to program the microcontroller, ensuring precise sound responses to user interactions.

The AR Experience: Visual elements of the painting were extended into a digital space via Adobe Aero. A tablet displayed dynamic AR overlays, while QR codes allowed visitors to explore an expanded narrative of the artwork on their own devices.

Ideation:

Prototyping: I experimented with conductive materials to integrate touch sensitivity seamlessly into the painting, ensuring the visuals retained their aesthetic appeal while enabling interaction.

Development:

• Connected conductive paint areas to a touch board and microcontroller to process user inputs.

• Designed and altered sounds for interactivity, aiming to evoke calm and reflection.

• Built an AR layer to extend the storytelling into a three-dimensional space.

Testing & Iteration: I iteratively refined the interactions to create a fluid and intuitive experience, balancing visual design with tactile and auditory feedback.

Exhibition: Visitors engaged with the installation, touching the painting to produce soundscapes and exploring the AR journey through a tablet.

All participants actively interactied with the touch-sensitive paitning (100% enagagement), while 70% scanned the AR-enabled QR code, exploring the extended narrative on their devices.