Passages - a 3D artistic interface for child rehabilitation and special needs

Passages is an immersive, multimodal, user-controlled artistic interface. It consists of a threedimensional interactive Virtual Environment that can be created, explored and interacted with in real-time. The installation has been exhibited in Grenoble, France, during the ENACTION_in_Arts conference (November 19-24, 2007) and in Pisa, Italy, during the Beyond Movement workshop (December 17-21, 2007). This paper outlines the design of the artistic installation Passages, and its potential in the field of rehabilitation.