An Interactive Light Installation for Contemplative Play #
sandbox is an immersive augmented reality installation that invites participants to enter a playful slice of projected light. A depth camera captures each participant’s shape and movement, allowing them to interact with flowing grains of virtual sand.
In its original configuration, the particles move along a circular flow, inspired by the Ensō, a Japanese Zen symbol associated with mindfulness, presence, and the act of being rather than arriving.
The installation was conceived with no concrete goal and no correct way to engage. Instead, it offers an open-ended environment for contemplative play, encouraging participants to reconnect with their bodies and the present moment, and to experience awareness through movement and visual feedback, rather than intention.
sandbox was developed alongside Augmented Acrobatics, adapting the same camera–projector alignment system for audience-driven interaction.