Remember when the Pokémon GO craze swept through Miami? The city was swarming with smartphone zombies trying to “catch ’em all” in public parks, on busy streets and in people’s backyards (really). It was Miami’s first taste of augmented reality—a live view of the physical world with computer-generated elements—and now it’s time for seconds.
Next week, Pérez Art Museum Miami debuts its first-ever augmented reality exhibition titled “Felice Grodin: Invasive Species.” Made up of four commissioned pieces, the interactive exhibit manipulates the museum’s landscape and architecture through site-specific digital works. In Terrafish (2007), for instance, Grodin explores the threat of climate change via a translucent depiction of a nonnative jellyfish, which overlaps the hanging gardens on the terrace. The remaining three exhibits are on “display” in the outdoor areas and in the Padma and Raj Vattikuti Learning Theatre on the museum’s first floor from December 5 through April 2018.
Like other AR experiences, you’ll need to download PAMM’s free iOS app to view “Invasive Species.” Unlike Pokémon GO, which, according to a study by Purdue University, has caused nearly 150,000 more accidents than before the game was created, PAMM’s new exhibition won’t get you run over.
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