SMART Lab

ZAP!

ZAP! is an interactive multimedia installation inspired by the electric eel’s Electric Organ Discharges (EODs). This project studies organisms and their adaptive behaviors, using the findings to develop sound installations and experiment with various materials, sensors, and technologies to craft wearable interfaces that allow participants to manipulate sound.

lab members during ZAP!



lab  members during ZAP!

Ilkyaz Sarimehmetoglu  Architecture, MS - lab lead
Natalia Quintanilla Cabrera  Performing Arts Technology, MA
Shoma Sawa  Computer Science, MA
Brooke Steele  Fine Arts, BA
Sabrina Sugg  Environment, BS & MS





publications

Özcan, Zeynep. and Sarımehmetoğlu İlkyaz. 2025. "ZAP!: Bio-Inspired Large-Scale Multimedia Installation" in Proceedings of the 50th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC). Boston, MA, US.




documentation + film








plan + venue\\





installations

Interactive large-scale installation
Duderstadt Center Gallery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
2024

Interactive large-scale installation
Duderstadt Center Video Studio
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
2024

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design




making