Mood Pinball 2.22



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Mood Pinball - Explore city-wide noise data from a neurodiverse perspective by playing pinball

Mood Pinball is an artwork by Ben Neal, Edie Jo Murray and Harmeet Chagger-Khan. Originally a full-size virtual pinball machine, this Android edition is a slightly stripped down version of the game.

Mood Pinball is a novel and accessible way to explore a data set. By playing Mood Pinball you are stepping into the shoes of Edie Jo Murray, a neurodiverse artist living in Coventry. You play as Edie in the form of the ball and you travel around the playfield designed by her as a futuristic, alien version of the city - to visit the park, city centre, gallery and train station.
When visiting these locations volume levels in decibels are shown. As the clock progresses noise levels change.

These noise data readings were synthesised by data scientists at Southampton University to approximate real noise levels at specific sites at the time shown on the clock.

If you visit a location with a high noise level - above Edie’s comfort threshold - your mood is negatively affected, while quiet locations positively affect your mood.

The ball also has an energy level, and constant, long-distance movements makes you tired. Mood and energy boosts can be achieved when visiting locations and represent a successful days shopping or a pleasant visit to the park.

Mood pinball playfully re-imagines how city-wide data could be used by an individual, or explored by playing a game. It was created from a neurodiverse perspective, focusing on noise levels in an urban environment and the effect they can have on well-being.

Players encounter a large, bright, highly stylised pinball machine game with a synthesized data set buried deep in the heart of the code.
The visual style of the game is based on the analogy that autistic people can feel like aliens on this planet.

The project began with a series of workshops with neurodiverse participants, designed to establish areas of interest, explore what data was available or unavailable, and how that could be used to create an artwork.

Android app co-commissioned by ODI Data as Culture and Now Play This Festival. Original Digital pinball machine commissioned by ODI Data as Culture in partnership with the University of Southampton / King’s College London Data Stories project, supported by the EPSRC. Produced by BOM centre for art, technology and science, Birmingham.

Music "Slow Thinking" by Arc Vel.

More info is available at www.moodpinball.com


About Mood Pinball

Mood Pinball is a free app for Android published in the Recreation list of apps, part of Home & Hobby.

The company that develops Mood Pinball is Psicon Lab. The latest version released by its developer is 2.22.

To install Mood Pinball on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-10-26 and was downloaded 5 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Mood Pinball as malware as malware if the download link to com.PsiconLab.MoodPinball is broken.

How to install Mood Pinball on your Android device:

  • Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
  • Once the Mood Pinball is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
  • A pop-up window with the permissions required by Mood Pinball will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
  • Mood Pinball will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.



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Downloads: 5
Updated At: 2024-03-26
Publisher: Psicon Lab
Operating System: Android
License Type: Free