For this assignment, we have been asked to produce a reactive music piece, whereby the sounds will have to react in sync with the moving graphics being portrayed. This project comes with 8 blog entries which will have to be completed on a weekly bases. This is to express our ideas and to effectively create a ‘how to’ assortment to show the methods we’ve used to achieve the end result. Also, for the project itself, we will be using the software ‘VVVV’. VVVV is a software designed to facilitate the handling of large media environments with physical interfaces, motion graphics and audio that can interact with users. We will also be working on Framed 2.0. This is a blank canvas which therefore encourages experimentation and for the creator to be creative with the motion graphics and audio for an imaginative end result.
On the event that took place on Friday, there were many interactive media in place for visitors to experiment with. These media objects included the following:
– An Xbox Kinect controlled projector, the images projected would move, and or take shape corresponding to the user. The user would be moving their arms and the images on screen would correspond to the movements made by the user. This made it possible for people to draw images on the projector screen just by moving their arms.
– There was another interesting piece. This is whereby the user would place their hands above a panel located beneath a screen which displayed various types of food. The food images would rotate as the user moved their hands from left to right, this give the impression of selecting what you wanted to eat or drink. The interaction from the user would determine which food image would be centralised on the screen, connotating that you’ve made your ‘selection’.
– Furthermore, there was a TV displaying a genie head. The genie would give a riddle upon activation. This would prompt the user to answer by picking up one of the many objects placed on a nearby table, one of which would be the answer and to place that object on the scale. Then genie would then determine whether you were right or wrong.
All in all, I felt these interactive media pieces worked and function all according to plan and how they were supposed to. Therefore, I feel that the projects worked well.
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