AD with Sam is a highly innovative exhibit for people with spinal cord injury to learn about a life-threatening complication: Autonomic Dysreflexia. This is currently on display at the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital at the University of Utah. It uses a custom blend of storytelling, 3D projection mapping onto a lifesize mannequin, animated anatomy, surround sound audio, and RGB lighting.

 

This was made by a team at the University of Utah:

 

Brandon Rivera-Melo (creative director, narrator)

Yuyan Yao, Junhao Fu (technical artists)

Lindsay Humphrey, Danielle Houseman (rehab educators)

Elizabeth Jayne York, Andrea Aguirre (medical advisors)

Thomas Cayias, James Gardner (occupational therapy advisors)

Jeffrey Rosenbluth (project sponsor)

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Tech Stack

Lightform (projection mapping)

Adobe After Effects (animation creation tool)

Easy Standalone 2 (RGB lighting)

Touch OSC (app-based remote control)

QLab (video, audio, lighting, input orchestration)