rustle your leaves to me softly

Jess Marcotte (CA), Dietrich Squinkifer (CA)

In this screenless physical-digital hybrid game, the main interaction is caressing and stroking a plant gently. Using the natural conductance of both humans and plants, a soundscape with ASMR poetry is generated. Since conductance varies from human to human and based on the moisture in the plant and earth, each human has a unique relationship with their plant partner. This game asks questions about what it means to design from the perspective of an “other” that we cannot know the mind of.

 

rustle your leaves to me softly / Jess Marcotte (CA), Dietrich Squinkifer (CA), Credit: vog.photo