Interactive Installation
SENSPACE
Where collective calm becomes light
Immersive
Intelligent Installation Experience
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The Concept
Senspace is an interactive audio-visual installation that transforms a room into a living biofeedback environment. Using computer vision, generative sound, and projection mapping, the space reads the collective movement of everyone inside and responds in real time — rewarding stillness with visual and sonic calm.
The installation is grounded in four theoretical frameworks: Attention Restoration Theory, Processing Fluency, Predictive Coding, and Perceived Control — each shaping how the environment guides participants from restlessness toward collective stillness.
On invisibility
“The moment a
person
notices the
technology,
their attention
shifts
from the
experience
to the
interface,
and the
restorative quality
collapses.”
02 / Process
The Biofeedback Loop
A ceiling-mounted camera reads your body. No sensors. No contact. The space mirrors your state back to you.
Sense
Computer vision detects breathing patterns through shoulder movement and body stillness through pose estimation, all from a single camera.
Interpret
A chaos score from 0.0 to 1.0 is calculated in real time. If anyone in the room moves, the whole space feels it. Calm is collective.
Reflect
Fluid projections shift through four visual states. Five generative audio layers activate as stillness deepens. The environment becomes your mirror.
Transform
Without instruction, people slow down. The feedback loop guides behavior invisibly. Calm is not given. It is discovered together.
03 / Visual States
Four States of Being
The fluid simulation moves through four states inspired by stellar lifecycles, each driven by the collective chaos score.
- Chaos: 0.0 -
The Void
Near-total darkness. Faint drifting particles. Deep collective stillness achieved.
- Chaos: 0.2 – 0.4 -
The Flow
Luminous, slow-moving currents in warm tones. Gentle presence in the space.
- Chaos: 0.4 – 0.8 -
The Turbulence
Dense, fast-moving purple and white particle fields responding to active movement.
- Chaos: 0.8 – 1.0 -
The Dissolution
Scattered, disintegrating forms. A space overwhelmed by collective restlessness.
04 / Gallery
Inside the Installation
A glimpse into the immersive environment — projection, sound, and stillness converging in a single room.
05 / Technology
Under the Surface
End-to-End Latency
From camera capture to projection response
Computer Vision Pipeline
YOLO11n-pose detects 17 keypoints per person at 30fps. ByteTrack maintains identity across frames. No wearables required.
5-Layer Audio Engine
Generative audio layers activate as collective stillness deepens. Each layer responds to the chaos score threshold.
06 / Team
Built By
Senspace is a Capstone Project at NYU, Spring 2026, advised by Prof. Nimrah Syed.
Yaakulya Sabbani
_01
Ahmad Dahlan
_02Yaakulya Sabbani
Computer Vision, System Architecture
Architected full biofeedback pipeline: pose estimation, breathing detection, stillness scoring, the Dynamic Orchestra, and WebSocket networking.
Ahmad Dahlan
Visual Identity, Projection Mapping
Created a four-state fluid simulation in TouchDesigner, translating chaos scores into the projected visual language of the installation.