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AR521/621 Site Specific Art
Ekandy: Virtual-Site interactive visual rhythm display
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Virtual-Site Specific Interactive Art
Site specific art is influenced by it’s location (‘site’) and surroundings.
A Virtual-Site allows for easy duplication of the art object, which introduces multiple ‘sites’.
As a result, the art can respond dynamically depending on it’s specific ever-changing location.
This naturally leads to interactivity.
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My site-specific dynamic interactive art creation
By using a computer and a webcam to define an art site, the art creation is influenced by the location & environment of the site, most specifically, by the people at the site.
Influence by interaction: visitors at the site 'reach' or 'move' their body to a certain part of the display, as prompted by an on screen visualization. Followed by visual acknowledgement if the goal was reached.
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Interaction Concept
On screen visualizations appear based upon the rhythm of a song, beat, or loop
This concept is vaguely similar to a combination of the popular games DDR and GuitarHero.
However, by using a virtual ‘eye’ on the environment of the site (image/video input), the art object allows for a wider range of interactions. › E.g. if the user is near (larger) to the camera, as
opposed to farther (smaller) away.
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Example locations:
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Location Specifics
Site-specific conditions contribute to the influences upon the art object, thus rendering all the duplicate art objects as unique. They are:
Environment and backdrop of the location Lighting, stationary objects. Etc
Non-stationary objects: Humans, animals, insects, clocks, cars, etc
Musical element
Computer model/software configurations.
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Technology
Interactivity:++ Motion detection
algorithm based upon a binary template (white pixels represent changes from previous frame, and black pixels represent stationary pixels) is used for determining user body movement.
Visualizations:++ Apple's Quartz
combined with QTCapture frame by frame access to the iSight camera, and a line detection algorithm provides unique and attractive visualization effects that can be placed on the video at runtime.
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Quartz image effect example
Using a line detection algorithm with a Quartz built-in effect from OSX developer tools, this visualization was captured.
Interactive rhythm objects and music would be placed on top.
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Another Quartz example:
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Expanding upon the virtual site. Possible features:
Syncing with the virtual site’s iTunes to create a game or sequence based upon a specific song.
Movie recording capability.› Would a recorded video be an extension of the object? Or
would it be it’s own work of art based upon a specific unique ‘site’?
Snapshot capability.
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Initial release (by end of BU CFA AR521/621 class perimeter):› Add-on/Plug-in for the popular Mac OSX
application Photobooth. ^ v
› Stand alone Mac OSX active/interactive game application with Cocoa developed graphical user interface.
iPhone:› Possible future iPhone deployment would
expand the possibilities of “specific sites”.› Ekandy uses the Objective C programming
language and the Cocoa interface builder within the OSX developer tools, which are shared with the iPhone SDK.
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Delivery Methods
Internet: › Downloadable from my OSX software
website: http://www.2xdvisual.com/iconvault/v2.htm
› Possible inclusion for download on Apple’s website.
› Future iPhone release = iTunes iPhone App Store delivery
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Benefits:
+ Visual method for learning/improving rhythm
++ Expanding/building upon the idea of ‘site-specific’ art, as well as pioneering interactive art, bridging the gap between art and code.
+++ Mac based image analysis algorithms/platform for alternative input interfacing.
++++ Traffic generator for my ‘art and code’ website, including possible incoming referrals from apple.com.
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Project/object name???
I spent some time thinking about whether this project or piece of art could be permitted to have a name. My final decision was yes, it indeed could benefit from having a name.
Here are some of the names that I thought of:› Ekandy (my favorite)› Rhythm Dancing› Rhythm Dancer› iJive (ugh)› iAnything (double ugh)
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Your Thoughts…
“ZOMG I love Photobooth, but I spend too much time on it already!!” –Annie
“That’s pretty cool man, sounds like it will replace going to the gym ha ha” – Mike
“Site-specific-art generator is what that is! SICK!” – Roomster
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Budget
Time is money. My time is certainly money, so with that in mind, the timely completion of project Ekandy’s initial release is in order- EH