the art of ping pong at your event
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The Art of Ping Pong by Jono Sandilands is an interactive table tennis table. http://theartofpingpong.blogspot.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/TheArtOfPingPongTRANSCRIPT
at your
eventinteractive artwork
sport
technology
by Jono
Sandilands
GameplayThe Art of Ping Pong can transform any standard table tennis table into an interactive gaming experience.
Gameplay is exactly as normal table tennis but players are encouraged to use the blank canvas to create artwork.
Motion of the table tennis ball is tracked + recorded and projected onto the table in real time, players can see their artwork generate during the course of a game.
Everyone enjoys a game of table tennis, or ping pong. Whether it’s a spot of fun or a sporting occasion; most people when asked if they would like to play will reply positively. After they have played they will say that playing was fun and yet most people never play regularly. What the Art of Ping Pong strives to do is to encourage people to play more table tennis. The artwork is printed by players and taken home as a souveneir - it acts as a memory of the positive experience they had when playing and reminds them why they love playing and why they should play more.
Artwork The generated image can be printed and
kept by the players, not only as a piece of art, but a visual record and memory of a
game and the experience.
Combining sport, technology and creativity in a blend of colour and style, the Art of Ping Pong records players’ interactivity, creating real
time pieces of artwork that are projected onto the table.
XBox Kinect Tracks motion of the ball
Projector Displays the artwork onto the table during gameplay
Truss Tower to attach
projector and tracking device
at correct height above the table
Table Standard Table Tennis Table and equipment
Plinth Secures laptop to run the custom application
Printer Prints game
artwork on business
card sized stickers
includes button to
reset
How it works
6m (l)
4m (w)
4m (h)
Low level
lighting
Power
Players!
Space requirements
Minimum play area for social gaming and equipment install
517games played
from 14 April - 3 June 2014
during Platform 14 Connecting...
@ the Engine Shed, Bristol
378exhibition visits
97 under 18 + 281 over 18
from 6 - 11 November 2012@ Bonhoga Gallery,
Shetland
See it in action!vimeo.com/53467944
What people are saying
“Very interesting, extremely fun!”Class C Anderson High School ASN Dept
”Awesome! Best game
of Ping Pong we’ve ever
played!”Class 3
Bell’s Brae ASN Dept
”Ping pong
rocks!”Sally Kindbergartist and author
@ArtofPingPong
The Art of Ping Pong
”What this work records, of course, is not just a random pattern of shapes and colours, it is the
points of connection between one player and another. What would otherwise be forgotten or barely noticed – the fleeting and intricate movement back and forth – is captured by the technology and memorialised.
To play is to become enthralled by this process.”Malachy TallackNorthings
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Why the Art of Ping Pong?
The Artist Jono Sandilands is a visual artist, graphic designer and printmaker who is exploring new technologies which enable a participatory experience for the viewer.
ContactJono SandilandsThe Art of Ping Pong
Spike Design, Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road,Bristol BS1 6UX
[email protected] 07795417911
The Art of Ping Pong
@ArtofPingPong