Kenneth Leung

Pachinko Magic
My project is an abstract visual piece that was meant to elicit an sublime audio/visual experience inspired by Japanese pachinko machines. When the user opens the door to the cabinet, pachinko balls are dispensed from the top of the cabinet. They fall down a ramp with an array of nails embedded in it. Like a pachinko machine, the pachinko balls bounce around the nail array. A camera is install on the top, capturing video of the pachinko balls bouncing around on the ramp. Two LEDs, installed on the right and left side of the cabinet, illuminate the pachinko balls as they go down the ramp. The video of the pachinko balls are passed through a MAX/MSP filter that shows the lines and paths created by the pachinko balls. The audio is also passed through a MAX/MSP filter that creates a ghostly flanging effect from the clinking of the Pachinko balls.