at your

eventinteractive artwork

sport

technology

by Jono

Sandilands

GameplayThe Art of Ping Pong can transform any standard table tennis table into an interactive gaming experience.

Gameplay is exactly as normal table tennis but players are encouraged to use the blank canvas to create artwork.

Motion of the table tennis ball is tracked + recorded and projected onto the table in real time, players can see their artwork generate during the course of a game.

Everyone enjoys a game of table tennis, or ping pong. Whether it’s a spot of fun or a sporting occasion; most people when asked if they would like to play will reply positively. After they have played they will say that playing was fun and yet most people never play regularly. What the Art of Ping Pong strives to do is to encourage people to play more table tennis. The artwork is printed by players and taken home as a souveneir - it acts as a memory of the positive experience they had when playing and reminds them why they love playing and why they should play more.

Artwork The generated image can be printed and

kept by the players, not only as a piece of art, but a visual record and memory of a

game and the experience.

Combining sport, technology and creativity in a blend of colour and style, the Art of Ping Pong records players’ interactivity, creating real

time pieces of artwork that are projected onto the table.

XBox Kinect Tracks motion of the ball

Projector Displays the artwork onto the table during gameplay

Truss Tower to attach

projector and tracking device

at correct height above the table

Table Standard Table Tennis Table and equipment

Plinth Secures laptop to run the custom application

Printer Prints game

artwork on business

card sized stickers

includes button to

reset

How it works

6m (l)

4m (w)

4m (h)

Low level

lighting

Power

Players!

Space requirements

Minimum play area for social gaming and equipment install

517games played

from 14 April - 3 June 2014

during Platform 14 Connecting...

@ the Engine Shed, Bristol

378exhibition visits

97 under 18 + 281 over 18

from 6 - 11 November 2012@ Bonhoga Gallery,

Shetland

See it in action!vimeo.com/53467944

What people are saying

“Very interesting, extremely fun!”Class C Anderson High School ASN Dept

”Awesome! Best game

of Ping Pong we’ve ever

played!”Class 3

Bell’s Brae ASN Dept

”Ping pong

rocks!”Sally Kindbergartist and author

@ArtofPingPong

The Art of Ping Pong

”What this work records, of course, is not just a random pattern of shapes and colours, it is the

points of connection between one player and another. What would otherwise be forgotten or barely noticed – the fleeting and intricate movement back and forth – is captured by the technology and memorialised.

To play is to become enthralled by this process.”Malachy TallackNorthings

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What type of event?

Why the Art of Ping Pong?

The Artist Jono Sandilands is a visual artist, graphic designer and printmaker who is exploring new technologies which enable a participatory experience for the viewer.

ContactJono SandilandsThe Art of Ping Pong

Spike Design, Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road,Bristol BS1 6UX

hello@jonosandilands.com 07795417911

The Art of Ping Pong

@ArtofPingPong