 All work and no play is no longer the case for Boston residents. In an effort to provide the public with some space for relaxation, the MCCA had an innovative approach in mind with a new installation. Swing time. We didn't want to have just something that people could look at. We wanted it to be interactive. We wanted people to be able to experience it, and it's something that Boston doesn't really have a lot of, so we thought we had an opportunity to share that with the community. Thanks to the firm Howler & Newn, that vision is now a reality. Part swing and part art piece, the swing time designer set out to prove that it's okay to play. Howler & Newn have a playful aspect to many of their designs. We really wanted to make a sort of playscape that could really work with technology and encourage people to interact with each other. A total of 20 custom molded and welded swings make up this interactive swing time installation. The swings were built in three different sizes, offering up some play time for all ages. For a technological twist on play time, the designers added internal accelerometers to measure swing speed. Swing movement signals color changes from the LED lights within each swing. The most interesting thing is the scale of it, there are LED swings, but there were never 20 LED swings together on an interesting frame. Swing time seeks to blend the creative and technological cultures in Boston in hopes of reflecting the innovative people who call it home. For BU TV News, I'm Supreme Appala.