A perfect synergy of culture and technology

Little Harry - Department of Tourism, Ostend
"How can we leverage cutting-edge technology to highlight our cultural project?"

This is a story about drawing a broad audience to a cultural experience.

Introduction

An interactive setup to trigger and invite passersby to experience the latest cultural experience.

As a city with a rich history of artists, that is what the Tourism Center of Ostend needed. They expanded their existing City Walks app with new content about a local historic artist, Léon Spilliaert.

They selected our partner Little Harry to create an interactive walk around the city that immerses you in the life of Spilliaert.

As part of the partnership, we took care of all the technical aspects – both software and hardware – to build the interactive setup that triggers visitors with an introduction and draw them into the Tourist Center.

The Living Painting

An AI-powered living painting that transforms visitors into a Spilliaert painting

  • A beautifully presented screen equipped with a webcam.
  • A powerful computer processes the video feed and uses our custom-trained neural network to apply a live videofilter and transform the viewers into a living painting in the specific artistic style of Spilliaert.

The immersive introduction

  • A human-sized box with a monitor and a holographic 3D representation of Spilliaert and his works.
  • An audio setup that allows the well-known actor Sebastien Dewaele to draw you into the mind of Spilliaert and experience the city through his eyes.
  • Multilingual setup. A visitor can start the experience in their own language by pressing one of the 4 buttons (NL, FR, ENG, DE).

Conclusion - a Love Story between Creatives & Engineers

Innovative technology provides a boatload of opportunities to gather and captivate audiences for your project.

The combination of audio, video, and live interaction results in a complete and lasting experience.

Technology offers ways to enhance the power of Culture, making it an ideal match.

We can’t wait to see how the Cultural sector embraces our innovation even further!

Inspired?

Be sure to visit Ostend and try out the immersive walk – you can find all information here.

Ready to draw and captivate crowds at your cultural project? So are we!

We’re happy to brainstorm with you – Get in touch!

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