As a part of the T.A.P Project at National Taichung Theater in Taichung, Taiwan
The 19-meter-high curved wall structure creates an immersive visual experience space.
A button is an invitation to an interaction.
A button is an opportunity to the wonder.
A button is a ticket to the magical store, the grandstand of your childhood dream.
Press along 24 flickering buttons to interact with 7 toy objects in 8 chapters in the magical Kám-á-tiàm (traditional Taiwan grocery store).
All angles are the perfect angles for viewing and experiencing at the curvy interactive station.
Producer｜HUANG Yen-jung
Director｜SUN Ruey-horng
Screenplay｜HUANG Yen-chiao
Interaction Design｜PIMIYA Studio
Software Development and Hardware Integration｜WU I-yeh、CHENG Hsien-yu
Associate Producer｜HUANG Yen-hsun
WATCHOUT Programmer｜LIN Kai-feng
Storyboard｜LIN Wei-chi
Set Design｜LIAO Yin-chiao
3D Animation｜SU Po-jui
3D Rendering｜HUANG Yong-ren
3D Modeling｜CHIU Chen-en
AE Compositor｜YAO Zi-hao
Sound Design｜HUNG Iggy
Sound Design Assistant｜CHEN Chieh-hsin
Fabricator｜HUANG Chang-chih、YU Ray-pei
Remember the Kám-á-tiàm (traditional Taiwan grocery store) on your way home after school? Stacked with wonders, full of hopes and dreams, all those marbles, popsicles, action-figures, space bubbles, trading cards, 4WDS, Tamagotchis. Every item is a promise, a miracle, an adventure. Decades later, sometimes, after a tiring day, you, a successful grownup, can’t help but wonder where all those curiosities and excitements went?
Welcome to the magicstore, the grandstand of your childhood dream. Let the GAME start! Through this intuitive interactive installation, the audiences become the participants of the exhibition. Each mini-game comes with a video projection, a childhood theme, filled with life, adventure, and nostalgia.
＂Hey! I saw this that summer at the National Taichung Theater.＂ We hope this is the experience you and your loved ones would recall, fondly with a smile, months or even years later.