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Quantum Putt

exploring general relativity and orbital mechanics through curved spacetime through mini-golf

Date: 2025

Materials: wood, nylon/spandex fabric, electronics, pneumatics, laser-cut acrylic, 3D printed mechanisms, salvaged components

Exhibited at:

  • 2025: Smash Putt @ Base Camp Studios 2

Quantum Putt was commissioned as part of Smash Putt 2025 by Base Camp Studios. The brief was to build an original take on a mini golf hole. I was inspired by the concepts of general relativity, and particularly the classic demonstrations of the curvature of spacetime, and proposed a course where the player would have to pilot their golf ball through space using orbital mechanics.

The completed course featured reactive lighting and sound design, and used a range of custom-built electronic and pneumatic mechanisms for interactivity.