Mysterious Creatures Appear in Shadows on Interactive Table

We love this creepy little table. When a shadow is created on the surface of the table, little creatures slither out and start prancing around. But don’t try and grab them, human shadows scare the little buggers off! The table is surprisingly interactive, users can move around objects and alter the lighting to create unique spaces for the shadow dwellers or just leave them stuck on their own private island. We can’t help but think that if there was ever a table created for the book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” this would be it!

Their site reads:

We all have the childhood experience of feeling there is “something” hiding in the dark. This device expresses this perspective not by using existing media but the real world itself. The mechanism is concealed, giving the device the appearance of an ordinary piece of furniture. Although at first glance it looks like a regular wooden table, if you look at the shadows on its surface you’ll see the movement of mysterious life forms. When you approach it to have a better look, they sense your presence and hide away. They do not emerge while human shadows are cast over the table, but the life forms hiding within a distant shadow are watching them.

[via Make]