Here’s a series of add ons for interactivity ideas:
- AXIS – Anatomy of space
“kaleidoscopic journey full of movement with AXIS“
This experiments with the concept of space and human interactivity with gravity and sound.
“The visualisation of sound for AXIS arrived through a music notation system synchronised to the generation of pure light – expanded points and lines.”
How do they do it?
“Optical devices, along with mapping and sound technologies alter how the human body is perceived in space and in time. Sequenced code renders breathing geometry that is traversed by the dancer in motion during this 35-minute digital transmission. The dancers are conductors travelling through a space tensioned with the happening of projected light.”
2. Robotic Arm
This man built a working robotic arm from scratch. Best part: He made his designs available to all to inspire others who do not have a limb to make their own. This is very motivating because as we move forward into the near future, it involves crowd sourcing and a lot of open source collaborations and I think for what we are studying in IM, we can explore and perhaps push the boundaries with what we do in the class to tackle real world situations and maybe change the direction we are taking with classroom activities and learning.
3. “Ocarina Switch”
In this project, a short musical verse played through an ocarina acts as a switch to a smart home, triggering lights and fans etc. But all that effort to just switch on something, is it really worth it? hahaha
The play of narrative on life unto the technology used to create this art piece is phenomenal. With state of the art projectors and sensors used to create real time projection, it made the projection seem as though it was part of the skin. The narrative also explores “‘death’, ‘suffering’, and ‘sadness’. And then, the ‘opportunity’ to overcome those things.”. Check it out now!
5. Moonlite
Telling stories through what we used to know as the viewmaster. This is an adaptation of it, only now, it’s digitally projected with the use of a smartphone LED flash light. And, more interestingly, used to tell stories with animations and sounds. Still prefer actually reading a book and I think the viewmaster is still better.
