FIELD:
Playful|Interactive|Storytelling|Installation
CLIENT:
Personal Project
TEAM:
Han Bao
YEAR:
2026
DIMENSION:
30cm * 30cm * 7cm

Parallel Hour
about.
story.
The idea for Parallel Hour started with a simple question: what else could be happening at this exact moment? Time usually feels continuous and fixed, but I kept wondering if every second might hold multiple unseen possibilities. I wanted to make this abstract idea something people could physically experience.
The gesture of pulling a string became central to the project. It felt intuitive—like extracting something hidden. As the line is pulled and begins to split, it reveals a brief glimpse of other possible versions of the present, before collapsing back into one.
This project is my way of turning an invisible thought into something tangible—inviting people to momentarily step into another version of their own time.


detail.
Interaction
User input: Pulling a physical string
Feedback: A digital red line unravels, branches, and collapses into one path
Design focus: Intuitive interaction, no instructions needed; user controls pacing and outcome
Tech Stack
Hardware: ESP32, string encoder, Raspberry Pi
Software: JavaScript, WebSerial, OpenAI API






