Kaleidoscope

Interactive Pattern Generator

2011/2019

Project Website

In collaboration with
Mario von Rickenbach

Little known to the general public, NASA posts a daily random image taken by one of their satellites. Kaleidoscope transforms this static picture into interactive fragments put into motion to form an ever-changing view.

Started as a poster generator, this web application continues its lively mission of turning passive viewers into participative observers. Similar to its analogue counterpart, Kaleidoscope encourages you to play with predefined elements, generate different symmetrical patterns, and thereby enjoy the feeling of observing Earth through a one-of-a-kind optical instrument.

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The web-based Kaleidoscope using images from the NASA database.
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Image sources: NASA Earth Observatory

Kaleidoscope prints.

Light Catcher
Poetic Optical Device
Marine Planeten
Interactive Installation
Drawing Guides
Template Rulers
MIKMA
Interactive Documentary
Refractive sculptures
Glass Objects
Revolution
Window Displays
Kaleidoscope
Interactive Pattern Generator
OKO
Mobile Game