Semaphore installation wins 'The Press peoples choice award'

15th June 2007
The Semaphore installation, which was recently accepted into the Anthony Harper competition, currently showing at COCA (Centre of Contemporary Art), Christchurch, New Zealand, has won 'The Press peoples choice award.' The award is offered by The Press newspaper to the artist of the work that receives the most votes from gallery viewers. Sixty six artists from around New Zealand competed in the competition.

Many thanks to HITLab New Zealand, at Canterbury University, for their collaborative support and expertise.

Semaphore installation in COCA gallery

Gallery visitor looking at the virtual content

Gallery viewer looking at the virtual content

View through the augmented reality headset

View through the augmented reality headset

Gallery visitor looking at the virtual content

Watch this video to discover what you would see through the augmented reality headset.

Thanks

To make the Semaphore installation possible a number of people were involved. I would like to give my many thanks to the following:

Dr. Mark Billinghurst (Head of HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Dr. Raphael Grasset (HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Hartmut Seichter (HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Professor Tony Brooks (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Professor Desmond Rochfort (Head of Fine Art, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Paul Taylor (Curator of Chatley Heath Semaphore Tower, England)

Tim Stankus (Royal Signals Museum, Blandford Camp, Dorset, England)

Richard Taylor

Jane Zusters

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