Processing Project Examples [2/2]

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.

course plan [1/30]

I have always been interested in the ability of mirrors to show a hyper reality. They are always halfway between our physical selves and our projected virtual selves, and I would like to explore this through a specific project during this course.

The project, ideally, will consist of a participant approaching a mirror in which they see their reflection (a true reflection or perhaps a live video-feed of themselves), but they also see moving images over their reflection. These moving images are triggered by the participants movements, so no two experiences will be alike. I believe Max and Jitter will be the bulk of my toolset to create this project, and also Motion and FinalCut for the video content (I foresee creating lots of particles!).


The Mirror of Erised from Harry Potter.

"The Mirror of Erised is a magic mirror, which, according to Albus Dumbledore, shows the 'deepest and most desperate desire of our hearts.'" - harrypotter.wikia.com

in class processing basics [1/29]

in class notes:
coding is a process for thinking. ex walking up the stairs. its a type of logic.
programming is codings aplication in a specific language. its a subset of coding that links back to its bigger implications.
Processing is esentailly java, it is an "integrated development envrionment", and it is a community

3 modes of processing: basic, java, and continuos


in class coding experiment:

void setup(){
size (900, 300);
background (0);
//stroke (255, 0, 0);
smooth();
}

void draw () {
line(mouseX, mouseY, 0, 0);
stroke (255, mouseX, mouseY);
}

void mousePressed() {
saveFrame();
}

image capture created from code above