Operating Instructions
- The device turns on automatically, along with other elements promoting knowledge and entertainment in the MOTIO Center.
- If the mist (dry vapour) inside the device is low or absent, press and hold the large round white button to refill it – but only when it lights up green. If the button is red, the device is building pressure and will not release vapour. In that case, wait a moment before trying again. Releasing the pressure stops the vapour generation.
- Use the orange or red button – one of the vertically placed pair on the front panel – to select a sound type. To go back in the selection, press the adjacent button above or below the one you used. The sounds are arranged in an imaginary circle.
- Insert your outstretched fingers into the gap between the glass panels to access the safe laser beams. Interrupting the light flow with your skin triggers a tone. Each beam represents a string or a virtual key.
- Whether you play a melody or just explore a range of sounds and tones, that’s entirely up to you.
Interactivity
Inside the frame shaped like a musical instrument (lyre/harp), units generate bundles of safe laser beams. Interrupting these beams produces tones based on the classical musical scale. The beams, made visible by artificial mist, visually resemble strings but function more like keys. Visitors can play their own melody or experiment with the scale. The dry vapour generator enhances the beam effect.
Educational Value
Technology is advancing rapidly – not only in industrial production but also in leisure activities and professional artistic endeavours. In interpretive music and synthetic sound creation, it’s hard to find a natural equivalent that can’t be faithfully replicated. This exhibit doesn’t offer the full acoustic spectrum, but it entertains and delights with sound production and visual appeal. It demonstrates the use of light generators, transmitters, and sensors, showcases artificial smoke, and much more. Science serves industry – but sometimes it sneaks off to the disco too.
