This document started out with the simple concept of outlining the
core features that I would like to include in the system. This began to
take on a life of its own and become almost a type of pre-research
paper type of paper. I ended up needing to read up on each individual
feature quite a good deal before I could acurately describe how each
would work in reality (without making false promises). It's actually not
complete at the time of this writing (will update the iPaper when it is).
I still need to investigate one more topic, and then it will be finished.
Figured it was worth posting in this draft version for the time being.
1.3 Feature Description (semi completed)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Gathering Sources, Pathogens, and Other useful tidbits
(I could actually do without the Pathogens part)
Yes - at the time of this writing I am feeling a collection of pathogens
attacking my body. The common cold - nature's original MalWare.
It is about time to start posting useful docs about this ProZeuxis project
I have been so diligently researching. As you know - the general premise
is to use a reacTable interface as a platform to build a VJ software. Very fun
stuff - but a very broad area of research. I have been following trends pertaining
to concert visualization and interactive multimedia exhibits.
A lot of times ...
they are quite intriguing, but at the same time, not very flexible or reusable
for any other application. (Other than - oh, this is my interactive piece -
it does this and that with a camera, microphone, and projectors, etc. It'll
be here in this public space/museum/class room/etc for several days before
it gets packed up and never seen or heard from again). This, to me, is a
serious problem. People are coming up with some cool stuff, but it's not
portable enough... or something (ok lets just mitigate this long rant before
it gets out of control).
Ok, so with this project - I hope to focus on those common hardware
components, cameras, mics, projectors, and their common setup for
interaction, and apply that to the arena of live performance. Concerts,
Dance, Slam Poetry, Group Throat Singing - you name it, it's on a stage -
I want to help enhance it.
To do that, I want to borrow some of these ideas from
previous interactive installations and focus their capabilities
more on "The Main Event" so to speak. In alot of cases, you
have a peice that might have some really powerful implications,
but the prototype showing it off was built in such a way that
its core function ends up being for passers-by of the exhibit
to stand there and just goof off with it for a few minutes - then
move on. Where is the captivation in that? I know it's getting to
be an exceedingly ocd world, but there is still something to be
said about sitting down, shutting up a bit, and sharing as a group
some unique experience.
To illustrate what I mean, take the ending of the Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy, the Tin Man, and Lion go through this whole Kafkaesque
ordeal to get into the Emerald City (E-Town). They finally get in,
and there's the whole big deal with this Wizard and his spooky
hallway leading to his chamber. Now what if they walked in, and
rather than scaring the BaJeezes out of these guys (and every 5 year
old who watched the movie) with his magical Wizard device, he had
them come right over behind the curtain and say, "hey . you guys,
I got this cool wizard device. you want to goof around with it for a
few minutes before I send Dorothy out of this tornado induced coma".
No, no no .... and no. What would the point of spending all of that
time becoming a Wizard and designing the cool device be if that's
all he was going to do with it? He needed to captivate his audience
by leaving that air of mystery, suspense, and theatrical Illusionism
before ultimately revealing the man behind the curtain.
(I hope this made some kind of a logical point - I really do) -
but I digress.
Well - as promised - I will post the completed docs that are in
somewhat of a finalized state.
Enjoy - Happy V-Day - keep it clean.
Thesis Diagram
Yes - at the time of this writing I am feeling a collection of pathogens
attacking my body. The common cold - nature's original MalWare.
It is about time to start posting useful docs about this ProZeuxis project
I have been so diligently researching. As you know - the general premise
is to use a reacTable interface as a platform to build a VJ software. Very fun
stuff - but a very broad area of research. I have been following trends pertaining
to concert visualization and interactive multimedia exhibits.
A lot of times ...
they are quite intriguing, but at the same time, not very flexible or reusable
for any other application. (Other than - oh, this is my interactive piece -
it does this and that with a camera, microphone, and projectors, etc. It'll
be here in this public space/museum/class room/etc for several days before
it gets packed up and never seen or heard from again). This, to me, is a
serious problem. People are coming up with some cool stuff, but it's not
portable enough... or something (ok lets just mitigate this long rant before
it gets out of control).
Ok, so with this project - I hope to focus on those common hardware
components, cameras, mics, projectors, and their common setup for
interaction, and apply that to the arena of live performance. Concerts,
Dance, Slam Poetry, Group Throat Singing - you name it, it's on a stage -
I want to help enhance it.
To do that, I want to borrow some of these ideas from
previous interactive installations and focus their capabilities
more on "The Main Event" so to speak. In alot of cases, you
have a peice that might have some really powerful implications,
but the prototype showing it off was built in such a way that
its core function ends up being for passers-by of the exhibit
to stand there and just goof off with it for a few minutes - then
move on. Where is the captivation in that? I know it's getting to
be an exceedingly ocd world, but there is still something to be
said about sitting down, shutting up a bit, and sharing as a group
some unique experience.
To illustrate what I mean, take the ending of the Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy, the Tin Man, and Lion go through this whole Kafkaesque
ordeal to get into the Emerald City (E-Town). They finally get in,
and there's the whole big deal with this Wizard and his spooky
hallway leading to his chamber. Now what if they walked in, and
rather than scaring the BaJeezes out of these guys (and every 5 year
old who watched the movie) with his magical Wizard device, he had
them come right over behind the curtain and say, "hey . you guys,
I got this cool wizard device. you want to goof around with it for a
few minutes before I send Dorothy out of this tornado induced coma".
No, no no .... and no. What would the point of spending all of that
time becoming a Wizard and designing the cool device be if that's
all he was going to do with it? He needed to captivate his audience
by leaving that air of mystery, suspense, and theatrical Illusionism
before ultimately revealing the man behind the curtain.
(I hope this made some kind of a logical point - I really do) -
but I digress.
Well - as promised - I will post the completed docs that are in
somewhat of a finalized state.
Enjoy - Happy V-Day - keep it clean.
Thesis Diagram
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