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Interactive Spaces Semester Project: Undefined Field

April 23, 2017 / / 0 Comments

 

For my semester project, I chose to explore ways in which we could transform existing spaces in and around ADM into spaces of play. The eventual execution of the idea was wrapping lengths of cloth around 2 pillars to simultaneously create a ‘goal’ and a projection screen. Placed together with a ball, this encouraged people to kick the ball through the goal, which would trigger an instant playback of the previous 5 seconds.

Although this was a relatively simple project, it still posed more difficulties than I had foreseen. Most of these problems were regarding the setup itself. From wrapping the cloth – and making sure it stayed up – to configuring the sensor and deciding how to place the camera and projector, everything was made more difficult because almost all the devices were physically connected to my laptop. While I feel that the result was as I expected it to be, there is definitely room for improvement in order to create a more enjoyable and interactive experience.

 

Final Project Update 2

October 8, 2015 / / 2 Comments

For my final project update, I’ve been taking photos of my soccer boots and posting them on Instagram together with a few sentences to try and build some kind of narrative. As I was doing that, I’ve also been thinking of how this can relate to the internet and how I can turn this small photo project into my final project. Below are some examples of my photos, and you can see them all here.

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With this in mind, I thought of a way to incorporate these elements in relation to how the internet works. One issue I noted is that even though I would source for many boot reviews before I decided whether or not to buy one, I’d notice that every reviewer would give his own personal opinion regarding that boot, and in some cases where the reviewer is sponsored, I wouldn’t be too sure whether it was an honest opinion.

I think that this issue of honesty/genuinity is something that is prevalent throughout the networked space. After all, there is little or no way for us as individuals to hold these people accountable for what they say or do; rather it is up to us to decide who we want to believe or put our trust in.

My train of thought at this moment is that I could do a video of myself reviewing one of my soccer boots. This review will include a detailed explanation of all the technical information and specifics regarding this boot, as well as my own personal opinion. It will involve a voiceover together with subtitles. However, the subtitles will not reflect the words of the voiceover. I intend for the voiceover to vocalize a very positive review of the boot, while the subtitles tell a very different – and negative – aspect of the shoe. In this way the viewer is contradicted as he is confronted with two different opinions at the same time (yet both opinions are legitimate and have to be logical).

I think it would be a very interesting video, one that might come across as confusing and contradictory, but I think that it would be a pretty accurate reflection of my own personal experiences with the internet with regards to this issue.