MED-EL World

MED-EL World is an interactive exhibition that opened in 2014 and was developed by Ars Electronica Solutions for and in cooperation with MED-EL. The aim of the exhibition is to give visitors the opportunity to experience and engage with MED-EL's highly innovative products and long R&D history in interesting ways. The exhibition features various installations including, amongst others, a space-themed spinning audio selection interface, an interactive dynamic timeline of the company's history, and a small game challenge involving a state-of-the-art ARRI 3D camera.

My part in this project was related to the development of the interactive timeline illustrating the history of the company since its beginning in the mid-70s. The project utilizes a framework I personally developed that combines Equalizer with openFrameworks, making it possible to use OF in distributed environments and graphics clusters. In addition, I was also responsible for implementing parts of the visual design, including the dynamic Bézier curve system and the post-processing GLSL effects.

Image & Video Credits: Johanna Mathauer, Guillaume Ohl