An immersive journey, this group project intertwines the organic world with modern technology a projection-mapped mycelium growth system, powered by infrared full-body tracking, orchestrates a mesmerising display of moss spreading over audience members. Interacting with handmade clay copper-topped mushrooms, tactile roots emerge upon touch, forging connections as multiple mushrooms are engaged simultaneously. The ambient soundscape, a symphony derived from the intricate communication of mushrooms, envelops participants, encapsulating the dynamic essence of ever-growing and changing forest floors, a tribute to the interconnected harmony within the mycelium network.

PROCESS:
‍The concept came from a book about how mycelium networks influenced the design of Japan's train lines . I wanted to make that invisible intelligence something you could walk into and feel. I led the design, code, and physical wiring, while my collaborators shaped the soundscape and hand-built the clay mushrooms. The hardest technical fight was calibrating the capacitive touch sensors to trigger at exactly the right threshold, too sensitive and it broke the magic, not enough and nothing happened. We also pivoted early from object identification to infrared motion detection for the moss growth, which turned out to be the right call, it made the system feel more alive and less mechanical.