Custom Controller for Scent
About
My cinematic game Scent explores war, violence, and nature. For its interactive installation version, I wanted to make a custom controller that’s raw, rough, and heavy, something that makes you feel like you are touching a part of nature while witnessing the atrocities in the game.
Artist: Alan Kwan
Production: 2026
Made from an actual rock,
the controller weighs over 5kg.
See it in action.
See how it was made.
Through strategic drilling, the electronics & cables were concealed inside the rock, bypassing the need to slice the rock into two parts.
Production Credits
Custom Controller for Scent (Alan Kwan, 2026)
Concept, Design, Electronics, Programming
Alan Kwan
Technical Consultation, Fabrication, Design for 3D-Printed Components
Björn Sparrman