Creating an Interactive Art Installation for the SmartXP

This thesis describes the process of creating an interactive art installation. A state of the art in both literature on interactive art and interactivity, and in relevant interactive art installations, led to the creation of a Kinect based installation. The different steps of the software that run this installation are described in detail, and the shader code that creates the visuals has been provided. Using this installation a user test was done to find out what people did and did not like about the installation, and what people thought about interactive art in general. The results showed that people want their interactions take effect instantly, and they want to see exactly what influence their actions have on the system. Furthermore a slight preference for strong visuals over strong interactivity was discovered.