How I define interaction:
I think interaction is the process of something we create making some responses towards or our actions. And when we are making the action and expecting the response of it, a dialogue somehow emerges.
Two interactive projects:
Garden of Birds aligns with my definition of interaction. It is an interactive installation, a piece of art work in Beijing Daxing International Airport, displaying a digital and live landscape of nature. And as passengers slowly walk by, the birds will consciously follow them and excitedly “talk” to them. (Fei Jun)
https://www.manamana.net/video/detail?id=1980638#!zh
This work of art perfectly aligns with my definition of interaction because the display screen can cleverly detect the approach of the passengers and make reactions (birds coming aside them to “talk” with them) accordingly, creating a kind of human-computer dialogue. And the experience of interacting with this digital landscape is absolutely full of fun and also very much like being exposed to the true nature, but only more interesting and more interactive.
The ClockClock Project doesn’t align with my definition.
“[It] explores how the passing of time can be shaped and transformed into a tangible, kinetic concept.” (Humans)
It doesn’t align with my definition of interaction for the following reasons. First, there is no human interference in the whole process. Secondl, I think the response towards the changing but predictable outer world doesn’t count as interaction to me. Although it is artistic enough to show the flow of time in this way, I don’t think there exists to be a dialogue between the ClockClock and me, as it can not react to my unpredictable various actions. The experience with this work of art is not interactive to me, as I can only stand by and watch, but the experience of watching the legs of the clock moving in a choreographic way also appeals to me a lot.