Content Development #1

The main programs/softwares that I will be using for my project are Adobe Flash and ZoneTrigger.

Creating an interactive kaleidoscope via script is tricky. I have a found a few SWF files of an interactive kaleidoscope that I can use as reference. I used a decompile program (Sothink SWF Decompiler) to obtain the ActionScript file. However, the AS file can only provide me with very little as the scripts are all over the place.

I had used this Kaleidoscope project from LSDEX to obtain the script (also posted in my previous post):





Here's the decompiled AS file of the project (hopefully the link works!)

Final Contract

This was a final contract that our lecturers made us do to confirm the details of our project. This is not the original copy of my contract though, as the one that I've handed it are with the lecturers.

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I tried to think of ways to reduce the space needed for my installation and this was the best I could think of. The estimated scale is 193cm x 160 cm, but I think it can be smaller in size.

The 'walkway' is the walking space where the users are required to stand in order to interact with the installation. As for the projector, I am hoping to book a ceiling projector in order to reduce of the installation's space size.



The flowchart is pretty direct. The computer generates the software which is dependant on the webcam to detect motion. The interaction involved will then be projected.

Proposal III (Refine)

You can view the previous proposal, here.


PROJECT TITLE: Colorscope

BACKGROUND
The kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors with coloured objects. As the user looks through one end, light enters the other and creates beautiful patterns as reflections bounces off the mirrors.

IDEATION & CONCEPT
Colorscope is an installation of a projection on the wall that acts as a kaleidoscope (with portraits of people added to the kaleidoscope design). As the webcam detects movement of a person passing by, the design on the wall changes.

MOTIVATION
From my understanding, motion is the action of moving from a point in space to another. Since action is motivated by a reaction of certain stimulus, thus, color could greatly affect that reaction and motivation. Therefore, it is important to study these relationships between color and motion to better understand and utilize its functions.

DESIGN APPROACH
The design will include a kaleidoscope-type design projected on the wall. A webcam will detect the motion or movements of the subject and will change in accordance to their speed and height. Studies on the relation of human motion and colors will be applied to this project.

AIM & OBJECTIVE
To promote positive emotions to the audience.
To create distinguishable variations depending on the movement detected.
To inject an aesthetic experience on the audiences' sub conscience.
To further enhance the development of the audience's perspective about abstract art.

Proposal III

Topic: Colors.

Colors is an installation of a projection on the wall that acts as a kaleidoscope. When the webcam detects movement of a person passing, the design on the wall changes.

The objective:
To create artform based on the kaleidoscope.
To create distinguishable variations depending on the movement detected.
To inject an aesthetic experience on the audiences' sub conscience.
To further enhance the development of the audience's perspective about abstract art.

The idea was inspired by a video I came across Vimeo!

Somebody, but not me from Lesya Malskaya on Vimeo.

View refined proposal, here.

Proposal II

Topic: Music As One.

I was inspired by a video I found on YouTube by Candice Breitz(view video below).



The installation involves the users' participation. Users were picked and given a chance to re-perform in a professional studio to Madonna songs. The users decide what to wear, whether they want to dance, whether they want to follow the lead or back-up vocals, and so on as the video records their movements. Through this process, the singers produce an acappella version the song.

The idea that I'd like to propose is a little different from Candice's.

Instead of recording the users' voices, I intend on recording only the visuals of the user's movement, miming and dancing to the song. The videos will then be compiled. Then, random scenes of the overall compilation will be played throughout the song projected on a screen.

Reasons for this installation is to prove that there is no boundaries when it comes to music and that it is a culture that is accepted from around the world.

Proposal I

Topic: Dracula: A History

The tale of vampires has become popular in the modern culture, especially in the entertainment industry. We've seen and heard the tales of vampires that was played numerous times on television and in theaters. But where did the original story originated from?

In order to understand pop culture, we need to know the history of the origins. Coming from the multimedia field, it's important to know what is the current big thing in pop culture in order to keep the viewers entertained. By going through history, it serves as a basis of knowledge and ideas.

With so many modern variations and deviations of the vampire story, I plan to immerse the users into the original legend of the Dracula, as an appreciation for history.

The method I plan to use for this installation is by applying anaglyph photography. Two projectors project the red and blue layers onto the canvas and users are enabled to wear 3D glasses in order to view the projection clearly.

This can be used as a different approach of gaining knowledge to make an impact on the user.