Shiva's Rangoli: Tangible Interactive Storytelling in Ambient Environments

Shiva's Rangoli is a tangible interactive storytelling installation that allows readers to shape the emotional tone of a narrative by sculpting the ambience of their space. The system is designed to support meaningful interactions with the narrative that are decoupled from plot outcomes. This work is culturally rooted in Indian mythology and the traditional art form of Rangoli making. Readers interact with an interface that acts as a diegetic bridge between the world of the reader and the world of the fiction.