An interactive poetic garden

The garden is the symbol of man’s control over nature. This project attempts to bring the computer into the garden in harmony with stone, water, and plant materials. The computer is used to drive a video projector, creating the illusion of text floating on the surface of the water as it flows through the garden. This relaxing computational environment lends itself well to several open ended active and passive modes of interaction. Figure 1: The garden with rocks, vegetation, flowing water carrying words, and an interface mapped onto the large pool.