Players move colorful pollen balls to matching flower holes in order to make the stems of the flowers light up. After three balls are added, a fruit pops up from the center of the flower.
We custom-sewed stuffed bees out of felt. When participants stuck one of the bees in the hole in the installation, velcro “pollen” balls would stick to it.
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The installation structure was constructed from a combination of plywood and cardboard.
Flower petals
Fruit Mechanism
In order to light up the stems while still maintaining the appearance of a flower, we wrapped NeoPixel LED lights around skinny PVC pipes, which we then inserted into a larger, clear PVC pipe wrapped in green floral tape. The result was a semi-trans
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