This week was a whirlwind of narrowing down ideas and preparing for our quarters presentations. The team combined our ideas and explored the idea of using projections and shadows to tell the story of amusement parks in the area further.

At the end of the week, we presented two main ideas to the client and to faculty at the ETC. The team came up with two main ideas that we wanted to move forward with, both having to do with an idea for a folding “shadow box” that makes different abstract shapes correlating to particular pieces of the amusement park. For example, the box could be folded into a triangle, and it would make the base of a Ferris wheel.

Shadow Box Tunnel

The first idea we pitched was a tunnel with a series of 3 of these “shadow box” setups, each representing a time period in the history of Western Pennsylvania Amusement Parks. Audiences would discover through play what each shape could represent.

With this idea, we had concerns surrounding footprint size, as it would be larger than what the client wanted.

Shadow Box Picnic

The second idea pitched was a picnic table with one of these “shadow box” setups, where audiences would solve a historical puzzle to learn about different stories through the eras.

With this idea, we were concerned about throughput and resetting. As it is a puzzle, people can only really play it once. In addition, once it is solved, it does not automatically reset itself.

Art

Our team’s artist iterated on logo and poster concepts, and we started in the direction of making our art seem like a postcard from a bygone era, representing the history our project is representing.