Hello Kongzi

Hello Konzi Event at Grand Central Terminal. photo credit Three Drops Studio

“Pose and Say Cheese!”, an installation that generates a pose for you to unlock: try to adjust your hands, elbows and waist to match the image on the screen. It used a Kinect to capture human figures and asses if you’ve done the pose correctly. After unlocking the pose, you can download your pose photo with Confucius.

Plinko is a popular game because of its unpredictability and fun. Simply insert a token from the top of the screen and let fate select random words of wisdom for you from Kongzi’s mottos! The chosen words will be printed out in the end of the game.

Virtual reality(VR) experiment zone, left installation “Peek and Stroke”, right installation “Road trip on Chariot.”

A VR gadget was inside each helmet. With the left installation, you can learn to write a Chinese character by using a Chinese writing brush and following the instructions on the VR screen.

With the right installation, you could “experience a horse-riding experiment in an ancient Chinese city in the era of Confucius… almost everyone was awed by the accessible and life-based experience by wearing a helmet and holding the electronic horsewhip that could control the speed of the horse.” — comments from China Daily

“Face Off” used face tracking technology to detect your face and put funny decorations and phrases on it.

“Pop Quiz!” is a machine testing your knowledge of the history of China. The questions picked interesting facts from Chinese history, geography and literature. In the end of the quiz, participants will get rewards from the bottom the machine.

Hello Konzi Event at Times Square. photo credit Three Drops Studio

People played with the interactive installations at Times Square.

Interaction design and flowcharts of selected interactive installations.

Event Poster. photo credit 3Drops Studio