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- Project: MESO goes Ecsite 09
- Date: June 2009
- Location: Milano, Italy
As our own client we presented ourselves and a few new ideas for digital multi-media exhibits at the 20th Ecsite Annual Conference in Milano, Italy to a broad audience of museums and scientific institutes from all over the world.
MESO Digital Interiors GmbH is a full service agency for ideation, design, and realization of digital installations.
We create media-driven, interactive objects, exhibits and environments for museums, commercial spaces and trade fairs – we like to call this “Digital Interiors”.
Our speciality is a strong technical background in computer technology combined with high standards for playfulness, interaction design, didactics and corporate communications.
Some of our special fields of expertise are: real time graphics, internet/intranet integration, 3D projection mapping, interactive lighting technologies.
We also make our own software tools. Most of the development is done in-house.
Our partner office MESO Web Scapes specialises in Web Design based on bespoke content management solutions. We team up to deliver media systems which live both online and on-site.
Ecsite Annual Conference
As our own client we presented ourselves and a few new ideas for digital multi-media exhibits at the 20th Ecsite Annual Conference in Milano, Italy to a broad audience of museums and scientific institutes from all over the world.
“What are the novel methods we employ to reach new audiences and engage our visitors today?” was one focus discussed by the science communication professionals at Ecsite this year.
We suppose we provided a few answers to this question.
What did we bring?
Telescope
Our client EnBW so kind to borrow us one of the telescopes we designed & built for them earlier this year for the Hannover Messe 2009.
Salt Microscope
Just one application of what’s already a “meso classic”: one-finger super fast scroll wheel control in beyond-high-definition.
This specific example was from the Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden project.
Bug Tracker
Okay, that name is silly nerd speak. However, this tech demo of a fiducial tracker is a nice and clean example of how to make any tangible object an interface for a media table. In this case the bugs’ encasing were even back lit automatically via controlled lighting from the projector.
the White Whale
pretty much work in progress, but since we’ve done projections on spheres, domes, and complex architecture in the past it’s a logical next step to progress to cars and whales, right? This example combined a single micro-projector with a TFT screen. The artifact which serves as the projection target can be replaced manually and is automatically detected. In our working example we merely provided a few inspirational visual effects such as streamlines and inserted info graphics, but our visitors pretty soon came up with their own ideas.
Tangible Table
We were surprised about the reactions to this one. While technically it’s just a rubber-coated tabletop with a touch screen sensor inside, some people were completely flabbergasted by the fact that a pencil drawing can also be a touch interface.
The Tangible Table showed the following projects:
Ecsite09projects
EnBW Exhibits at HMI 2009
Under the creative lead of our client Intuity MESO Digital Interiors developed two exhibits for EnBW at the Hannover Industry Fair HMI 2009.
BMWi Energy Efficiency Roadshow 2009
Four exhibits for the Energy Efficiency Roadshow 2009, a project of the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie touring through all major german cities.
MINI Crossover Concept
MINI Crossover Concept Car Touch Globe at Mondial de l’Automobil Paris 2008
The Changing Room
World of Coffee - Interactive Table
MESO Digital Interiors developed an interactive table for Siemens at Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 2008 for the presentation of Siemens new coffee maker.
Interactive Nikon Media Table
MESO Digital Interiors developed an interactive table for Nikon at Photokina 08 in Cologne.
EnBW SmartHome and SmartFactory
Exhibits, LED Programming and Systems Integration for EnBW at the Cebit and HMI booth 2008
NODE08 – Forum for digital Arts / VVVV Community meeting
More than just the first large-scale vvvv user meeting
Data Exploration Table for CDW
Data Exploration Table for the steel cold rolling mill C.D. Wälzholz.
On Things Of(f) Things On
Ben van Berkel and the Theatre of Immanence – ON THINGS OF THINGS ON projection
MINI Clubman at the Tokyo Motor Show 2007
Design and development of interactive LED wall and three terminals – a driving game, a story generator, and a MINI Clubman configuration terminal. and a black mirror ball
Carwalk and Exhibits for Mercedes-Benz at IAA07
LED Programming and Exhibits for the Mercedes-Benz Hall at the IAA07 in Frankfurt
Salzzeitreise Treasure Vault
The Treasure Vault hosts various interactive information terminals.
Sound of the Squares - Sound Lab
A hands-on public sound studio for making remixes of the Mannheim Song.
Integrating Energy
Touchfree Multitouch Media Table and Light Installation for an Exhibition on Energy in Architecture.
George Michael Live25 Visuals
Interactive stage sets with realtime audio analysis and position tracking for George Michaels Live25 world tour.
Gustav-Mahler-Saal, Toblach
Visual Instrument for playing the Light Installation at the Gustav-Mahler-Saal in Toblach.
Cocoon Club realtime 360° visuals
Cocoon Club realtime 360° visuals on the membrane wall surrounding the main dance floor
FIFA WM Globe
360° Surround Projection and game terminals in the FIFA WM Globe.
