Electrivity

Instutitutional Design

Located in Tempe, Arizona in the Arizona State University (ASU) Innovation Corridor, Elevtivity is an ASU S.T.E.A.M. Gallery exhibit for students grades K-8. S.T.E.A.M. stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and math, fitting Electrivity’s concept of energy. The interactive exhibit uses motion sensors and digital walls to help the user navigate through the space. This kind of technology allows for the user to have a purpose in the space, to be the source of energy.

Exploration of energy waves using a wet coffee filter to configure the floorplan and relationship of each energy zone.

The exhibit begins with the Solar Energy zone. As students walk along the first curved wall, their sunny shadow follows them. As they move, their shadow interacts with the planting pot and house on the wall, growing a flower and lighting up the house.

The Solar Wall leads to the Inertia zone. Here there is a runway path in front of the wall. Motion sensors pick up the speed and movement of the user on the runway path, and the Newton’s Balls begin to move.

The Inertia runway leads users to the Wind Energy zone. This zone utilizes motion sensors at a variety of heights to capture the movements of the K-8 users. The student’s movement triggers the windmill on the wall to spin.

The Mechanical Energy Zone is next. Users will interact with a digital wall, moving gears into place until they glow green. Once the gears are all green, the robot on the end will light up and speak to the students.

The exhibit ends with the Electrical Energy zone. The digital wall has a variety of electrical musical instruments, each with a wire color corresponding to a tile color. When users step on the correct tile in front of the instrument, the instrument plays its music.