WEN CHEN
Creative Technologist & Visual Artist
 

TATE MODERN COVID MEASURE


During the 2020 Covid Pandemic, Tate Modern installed Covid safety reminders on the premises. However, on-site findings reveal a tendency among visitors to overlook the entrance information board due to its generic design. Enhancing Covid safety reminders at Tate Modern, especially in the Turbine Hall, is paramount, as it serves as the sole entrance at the time.

The Tate Modern Covid Measure involves a curated redesign featuring interactive, playful signage enriched with multimedia and sensors. This refined approach harmonizes with Tate Modern's artistic ethos, ensuring a more engaging and informative visitor experience.
Date DECEMBER, 2020
Category GENERATIVE DESIGN, INTERACTION DESIGN, SPACE ACTIVATION
Format CAMERA-INPUT INSTALLATION
Tools P5.JS, ADOBE AFTER EFFECT, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, ADOBE INDESIGN

Process PDF





One Way System


Displaying the text ‘Welcome Back’ at the beginning of the entrance. It is a dynamic typeface and will be responding to visitors’ movement when they follow the direction to the ticket checkpoint.

The idea is to inform visitors that the one way system is in operation in Tate Modern. Visitors cannot exit from the exntrance as before. Visitors can interact with the type to see the motion-tracking tricks.
The below p5 prototype can be opened here if it is not responding. Some browsers may not support the embedment feature. Especially thanks to LCC’s Creative Techinology Lab Technician Edmund Oetgen.





Wear A Mask


The screen is at your face- height position jsut like a mirror that reflects your face. It detects if the visitor wearing a face covering or not when standing in front of the screen.

The screen will display visitor’s face with generated text hover on visitors’ facial area. The orange text ‘MASK’ appears on face if the visitor hasn’t worn one; blue text ‘MASK’ on the face means the visitor wearing properly.


Use Hand Sanitisers


When visitors come across the display, they have to move their hands underneath the sanitiser station to get the gel out onto both hands. After the gel drops out, the screen will be activated to start recording the movement of hands waving in the air as if the big screen is their painting canvas.

The idea is to keep visitors’ hands sanitised as long as they could. The air painting will record only if two hands are putting it together. Therefore, it achieves the goal to remind visitors of using hand sanitisers for at least 20 seconds.

Keep 2M Distance


The last screen will distort the real-time moving images if two passengers do not maintain enough distance from each other. The distorted pixels are replaced by Covid-relevant emoji, such as virus, vaccine or face covering.

The concept is to encourage visitors to keep in mind the social distancing before going to the venues. The last but not least important guidance amongst the whole Covid measures.



Strategy


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