Students at North Carolina State University have developed digital creative, as part of the establishment's Code plus Art competition, to feature on a curved 6.1m-wide (20ft) videowall at James B. Hunt Jr. library at the institution.

The winner, computer science student Anthony Smith, created an interactive design showing a planet sprouting different types of trees. The concept, visible as people enter the library, also simulates the sun, the moon and weather conditions and transforms upon interaction.

"The videowalls were installed to create a dialogue with library patrons about the world around them," comments Mike Nutt, director of visualisation services and creator of the Code plus Art program. "Code plus Art re-envisions the role that data plays in a university setting, turning data into part of our library's aesthetic fabric."

"What these students accomplished is remarkable and it was a pleasure to sponsor the Code plus Art contest," adds Kathryn Cress, vice-president of global and corporate marketing at Christie. "The Christie MicroTiles and collaboration space were used to great effect and showed what is possible when visual display technology joins forces with the imagination."