Sriram Venkiteswaran

A kinetic sculpture integrated into its environment subtly communicates awareness of the on-going global refugee crisis (#refugeecrisis). It offers viewers a chance to raise awareness of this important issue on social media, which is the medium through which interactions with the installation take place, using the hash tag #flighttofreedom.

The Lightwall at the Carnegie Library Knoxville branch was designed to be an extensible structure that engages the adjacent communities of Knoxville and Mt. Oliver with its programmable interface. The " Curious Cube " plays with a very under utilized capacity of the human psyche - Curiosity. It acts as a very engaging and fun interactive for kids and hopefully help initiate a curiosity and interest in the technology.

An interactive installation to promote awareness of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984

Lumos is a responsive lighting system to be used in combination with medical devices in patient hospital rooms. Utilizing input from pulse sensors and the time of day, the lighting system adapts to the patient’s physical needs. Lumos can unobtrusively create a calming light environment when the patient is stressed, or if the child wishes to engage with Lumos, it can interactively generate a dynamic light show to provide positive distraction for the child, helping to ease a stressful experience.