RESI: Rendered Embodiment of Social Interactions
A participant-driven interactive installation that uses biometric and biosignal data, sensors, real-time audiovisual systems, and physical space to explore how social interaction can be rendered as an immersive experience.
About the Project
RESI (Rendered Embodiment of Social Interactions) is an interactive installation that explores how biometric and biosignal data can shape a shared audiovisual environment. Participants become part of the system: their presence and measured signals inform a real-time media experience that makes social connection visible.
The project combines creative coding, sensor-driven input, technical prototyping, physical fabrication, and system integration. It reflects the kind of work I am most interested in: building physical-digital experiences that have to function as both designed spaces and reliable technical systems.
Developed as my senior capstone at CU Boulder's Creative Technology & Design program, RESI became an anchor project for learning how to move between concept, fabrication, interaction design, audiovisual behavior, and documentation.
Technologies & Tools
Why This Matters
Installed System Thinking
RESI required thinking beyond the screen: participant flow, physical setup, sensor behavior, audiovisual output, and how the system would hold together during repeated use.
Sensor + Media Integration
The project connects measured human input to real-time visual and audio responses, which maps directly to interactive exhibit and experiential technology work.
Participant-driven Experience
The interaction depends on people entering the space, affecting the system, and understanding the feedback without needing a technical explanation.
Prototype to Documentation
Building the work meant testing, troubleshooting, documenting, and translating a concept into a system other people could inspect, use, and maintain.
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