Some examples of projects done in processing that utilize technology similar to what I may use in the project I have proposed in the previous post.
YMYI
their description:"Space where the user interacts with a living image through his body movements."
my application:This project is able to pretty much outline who/whatever is in front of the screen, and the outline moves in realtime in correspondence to the participants movements. I need to have something like this that senses where exactly the edges of the participants body are, that way the triggered videos can be placed appropriately over that persons body (for example, I envision something like this: if the participant is standing in front of the mirror and lifts their hand, glowing particles circle around their hand, until they move their hand down or somewhere else....just an example...)
Tracking
their description:Video footage of webcam interaction based on real-time tracking of light sources.
my application:another way to get an image to follow a participants movement. The end result looks brilliant! It's exactly what I was talking about in the aforementioned example regarding particles circling someone's hand, except its based on a light source.
The Emergence Project
their description:Realtime art installation that explores how complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of simple interactions.
my application: A possibility to replace, or enhance, my original idea of having a database of pre-set video clips. Perhaps, there are also visuals being generated live in response to the participants motion.