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alt="Sensorium at Imperial Festival" src="/media/migration/be-inspired/imperial_alumni_weekend_by_john_cairns_7-5-16-245_194494_001--tojpeg_1519396907577_x2.jpg" /></p> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <p>Sensorium is a cross-disciplinary project bridging art and science - an immersive installation which allows the public to experience the creativity and vision of our students whilst giving our students a platform to experiment with new engagement and story-telling platforms and technologies.</p> <p>The Sensorium installation at 2016 Imperial Festival was particularly popular with the public and showed great creative thinking on behalf of the academic researchers and students behind them. </p> <div class="video-player two-thirds" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfVMfWqNNuw"> <figure class="caption"> <h3 class="sr-only">sensorium imperial festival 2016/</h3> <div class="video-placeholder"><img alt="" src="/T4Assets/images/placeholder/video-placeholder.jpg" /><a class="play-button" href="#">Play video</a></div> <figcaption><span>What if we brought together students from across Imperial and encouraged them to let their imaginations run wild? Watch to find out more about Sensorium.</span></figcaption></figure> </div> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <p>Coordinated by students from the <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/design-engineering/" title="Dyson School of Design Engineering">Dyson School of Design Engineering</a> and the <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/advanced-hackspace/" title="Imperial College Advanced Hackspace">Imperial College Advanced Hackspace</a>, the 24-strong team included students from subjects including design engineering, chemistry and physics. </p> <p>Sensorium led Festival visitors on a tour around mysterious and unfamiliar installations that used light, sound and touch before culminating in an interactive display.</p> <p>The students valued their experiences of working in interdisciplinary groups and experimenting with new approaches to storytelling. They felt that the experience would help with creating future approaches to opening up dialogue with the public about complex topics, and would also be useful for their future careers. </p> </div> <div class="row equal-height-columns"> <div class="heading"> <h2 class="title fake-h3 not-sr-only">Find out more about the Festival</h2> </div> <div class="col lg-6"> <div class="media-item full light-secondary reverse equal-height"> <a href="/be-inspired/festival/"><div class="media"> <img src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/687x440/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/imperial_festival_by_john_cairns_9th_may_2015-118_171984_001--tojpeg_1517418269468_x4.jpg" srcset=" https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/343x220/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/imperial_festival_by_john_cairns_9th_may_2015-118_171984_001--tojpeg_1517418269468_x4.jpg 344w, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/687x440/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/imperial_festival_by_john_cairns_9th_may_2015-118_171984_001--tojpeg_1517418269468_x4.jpg 687w, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1374x880/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/imperial_festival_by_john_cairns_9th_may_2015-118_171984_001--tojpeg_1517418269468_x4.jpg 1374w, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/2748x1760/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/imperial_festival_by_john_cairns_9th_may_2015-118_171984_001--tojpeg_1517418269468_x4.jpg 2748w," sizes="(min-width: 1520px) 687px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(50vw - 146px), (min-width: 930px) calc(50vw - 114px), (min-width: 481px) calc(50vw - 64px), calc(100vw - 32px)" alt="Members of the public look at vials of chemicals" /> </div> <div class="content"> <h3 class="title">About Imperial Festival</h3> <p>Every year, we open our doors in South Kensington to share with the public our research in science, engineering, health and business. </p> <p> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col lg-6"> <div class="media-item full light-primary reverse equal-height"> <div class="media"> <img src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/687x440/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/160316_fringe_atoms_family_020_190294_001--tojpeg_1517418413603_x4.jpg" srcset=" https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/343x220/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/160316_fringe_atoms_family_020_190294_001--tojpeg_1517418413603_x4.jpg 344w, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/687x440/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/160316_fringe_atoms_family_020_190294_001--tojpeg_1517418413603_x4.jpg 687w, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/1374x880/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/160316_fringe_atoms_family_020_190294_001--tojpeg_1517418413603_x4.jpg 1374w, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/2748x1760/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/be-inspired/160316_fringe_atoms_family_020_190294_001--tojpeg_1517418413603_x4.jpg 2748w," sizes="(min-width: 1520px) 687px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(50vw - 146px), (min-width: 930px) calc(50vw - 114px), (min-width: 481px) calc(50vw - 64px), calc(100vw - 32px)" alt="A lecturer gives a talk" /> </div> <div class="content"> <h3 class="title">Ways to get involved</h3> <p>From the Festival and Fringe to one-off events and talks, there are lots of ways to take part in our public events programme.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="row equal-height-columns"> <div class="heading"> <h2 class="title fake-h3 not-sr-only">Feeling inspired?</h2> </div> <div class="col lg-6"> <div class="media-item full secondary reverse equal-height"> <a href="/be-inspired/societal-engagement/resources-and-case-studies/engagement-with-research-highlight-stories/"> <div class="content"> <h3 class="title">More highlight stories</h3> <p>Looking to learn more about public engagement with research and what makes a successful project? 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