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INstallation Diag#1

December 6, 2009

This is a very rough, very basic diagram of how I would ideally like the installation, but I am pretty sure now that there won’t be enough room at Wilson Road, so…. do I attempt this in another location and video it, or do I just stick with the PC based idea (which will run from the website), therefor negating the need for space? Hmmmm….

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Sprite#1

December 6, 2009

‘Took the original sketches and edited in PhotoShop. Considering using these at some point in the website. I have just been given some new brushes for PhotoShop - one of which gives a smoke effect – so that might come in quite useful – wispy, ethereal type characters. On reflection, I think they need to be more abstract, maybe even only slightly visible against a background…

I am trying to get a feel for the type of doll/puppet (this is what I’m calling my Augment Reality models now!) for the project:

Will they be human-esque or sprite-esque? One or many?

I need to get started on producing dummy versions just to iron out any tech hiccups which may occur. Read the rest of this entry ?

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IN stallation

November 21, 2009

I have been working on/dreaming up ideas for my final project. I love the idea of the augmented reality 3d figures – as an option on the website – where the user can print out a sheet of marked paper, place it on their physical desktop, where (once they have allowed their webcam access), a 3d figure will appear on their physical desktop (viewed on the monitor) as if in reality, shown on their computer screen, whilst they look on in the background.

BUT… I am thinking it would be such a shame not to take advantage of the space at Wilson Road and show this also as an installation. I imagine a room, where the viewer walks in and behind them is a large projection of the animated movie (as in the website), before the viewer would be another projected screen, and at the top of this screen, a webcam/camera focussed on the viewer. ON the ground would be certain marked patterns. These patterns would act as marker symbols for the 3d images. So… the viewer would see in front – herself, surrounded by 3D moving (animated) images, with the projected movie running as a scene behind her.

I am not sure if I am describing/explaining this well enough – I am not certain of the terminology yet, but I am hugely excited by this idea!

This would fit my proposal exactly, and I am hoping it won’t be too much of a brain-twist to do this either (see my earlier comments on the technology being foregrounded rather the artwork, and spending too much time on the technical and so missing out on the creative).

I have started working on 3d models recently – just need to ensure they can be output/exported into the correct extension to work with the code/software I found. I really didn’t have the time to learn how to code, etc from scratch, so I am hoping this is the answer to my prayers, and I feel it is a much better fit than my original markerless facial tracking idea.

I want to start working on the website movie now – I want it to be an atmospheric, ethereal experience, and so am looking at After Effects here, and looking at researching other artists and the work they have done which may have a similar style.

Lots of work to do – but I finally feel like something concrete is in place now. Now I can run with it!

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Mid Point Review

March 13, 2009

MPR 09

My project centres around digital dis-embodiment, and the experience of embracing a new (digital) form, quite apart from your physical form.

I am interested in how we are represented (or present ourselves) as bodies in cyberspace and the impact this has on our own identities. I also want to explore the location of the ‘self’ when living the cyber-life.

I am intending to create an interactive web experience, where the User-Viewer is invited on a journey into his/her own sense of being or self… the digital soul.

I am hoping to use some hi tech software to create a specific effect – a kind of digital mirror – which tracks the face and moves in real-time. I wanted to be able to set this up in a physical space, but also would like to make this a feature on the website. This is proving harder to source than originally anticipated, but I would like to know your feelings on using cutting-edge tech on artwork –

I have concerns on:

a) the technology being fore-grounded rather than the artwork, and

b) how quickly it may look dated…

The main part of my project is going to be an interactive website with digital figures – though not necessarily avatars. I am determined that it will not have a game-like feel to it, so want to make it more filmic. I am also trying to avoid it becoming another Second Life type experience, and so by making it filmic, I am hoping to avoid it appearing like either of these.

I am looking into alternative ways of creating the figures – although I have been playing around with Poser recently – it does feel a little formulaic to use these models. I am trying to get away from the typical digital form. Not sure where I am going with this, but appreciate anyone’s thoughts on this…

One other thing I would like for people to consider, is: when experiencing the digital world (and if you haven’t experienced this previously, if you could indulge me and just imagine that you are partaking in this activity – playing a game online, visiting Second Life, Chatting to friends live, etc.) – where would you locate your ‘self’ and / or soul? -
- At your computer desk inside your physical form;
- in cyberspace;
- floating around in the ethers;
- in the virtual world inside your digital character…?

I think it is quite easy to dismiss almost immediately that you are anywhere other than at your desk, but take it further, and ‘place’ yourself in the world, chatting to other digital forms, in real-time, with real discussions, and ‘real’ actions and expressions, with actual (digital) locations and possessions… If someone commented on your digital form – would if affect you – would you be flattered, upset?

So, the plan so far: – an interactive website, which creates a journey through which the user-viewer experiences and explores the digital self, where the site is visually more filmic, yet also interactive, rather than a traditional website. Supported by a physical (and hopefully digital) installation utilizing a digital mirroring type of effect.

And that’s the plan…

So far…

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MPR Feedback

March 6, 2009

Received some helpful feedback from the group/Tutor on this. I also realised from the feedback that maybe I need to be a little clearer on how I describe what I intend to produce. Maybe the lack of clarity is due to not having it fixed securely in my own mind?
Jonathan suggested that maybe I try to be less sophisticated with the figures (I had mentioned wanting to avoid it appearing game-like) – which I thought was a great idea.

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Archive Chat re MPR

February 24, 2009

Chat: Tues February 24th 2009