The Asyntaxis team is creating what they call a H.I.V.E., a Hyper Interactive Virtual Environment, which is, practically speaking, a portable, interactive, 360-degree theater space powered by five computers and a series of integrated motion sensors and cameras. Visitors to the Asyntaxis H.I.V.E. will find themselves surrounded on all sides by a visual sculpture created by artist Ross Miller. The sculpture, responding to input from motion sensors, will actually change and move based on the number of people in the room and where and how the people are moving.

Institutions developing permanent interactive facilities similar to the Asyntaxis H.I.V.E. often spend more than $100,000 dollars. The Asyntaxis team, though, has developed a plan that will allow them to create their facility for well under $18,000. The H.I.V.E. will be a unique venue for not only interactive art but also other kinds of content. For example, the H.I.V.E. could be adapted as an interactive gaming environment, a platform for demonstrating processes or architectural designs three-dimensionally, or an interface for visually managing and manipulating complex data.

• Team Leader: Nathan Bolt, Art
• Business Manager: Laura Huffman, Telecommunications
• Art Director: Ross Miller, Art
• Technology Coordinator: Adam Gray, Computer Science
• Music Composition: Aaron Brocken, Music Engineering Technology
• Faculty Advisor: John Fillwalk, Art

Visit the Asyntaxis website here.