"My Grand Rapids In 6 Words" Opens At Grand Rapids Public Museum
GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ) - An interactive experience showcasing the six-word entries from the My Grand Rapids in Six Words (MyGR6) movement will be open to the public beginning September 10 through the end of the year.
Dale A. Robertson, president and chief executive officer of the Grand Rapids Public Museum said the interactive experience will provide guests with a platform for their own creativity and get them excited about participating in this community project.
Created by Storytelling Pictures, the experience allows museum visitors to read and interact with the six-word stories submitted to the contest. Using high-definition projectors, the "Michigan Barrel Company" storefront has been transformed into a canvas of animated words as art.
The interactive experience will allow people to create their own visual text art using Microsoft Kinect technology. By simply moving their hands, users can scroll through words, move words to different places on the wall, scale and rotate words, and arrange their own artistic configuration.
Museum visitors may also enter their six words online at the MyGR6 kiosk located near the interactive experience. More than 5,400 entries have been received since the contest began on July 4.
MyGR6 is collecting six-word sentiments through October 4. The authors of the top six word entries, chosen by a panel of community judges, will each receive the "Ultimate Grand Rapids Prize Package" featuring local hotel, restaurant and entertainment certificates and other great prizes valued at over $10,000. Winners will be announced on October 19.
Complete details on MyGR6, including contest rules, are available at MyGR6.com.
