On the 29th October I had my third tutorial session. Continuing on from our last meeting we continued the discussion of interaction. My tutors were interested in my thoughts of how I was actually going to make my tree interactive.
I mentioned how Isadora was going to act as the main piece of software I would be using, were all of my videos will be stored.
A black screen would constantly been on a loop until a user activated a video to play through touching one of the interactive organs. The organs would act as triggers which would be executed through the use of 2 small cameras being attached to the ceiling. Through the use of Isadora they would act as "Listeners" that would be set to trigger off a video when they see a person touch an organ.
My tutors said that this is a possible idea but it can be very flimsy. Also nothing could be attached to the ceiling therefore they would have to be secured to the walls but at such a height that they are able to capture the area needed for when interaction is possible. Problems were arising already.
I stated that it would also look very cluttered with wires coming from underneath it and also above it which to me would make it aesthetically unappealing. They agreed on the matter.
If only I could have something inside the organ to act as a sensor like I originally planned when I set out to do this project. Then my one of my tutors perked up with an idea. He suggested using something called an Ardunio Kit. Now this kit is all different kinds of sensors which I would have to code, telling them how I want them to be used, then through Isador they could act as "Listeners" and trigger the video content.
In my head I was just thinking "Why haven't you mentioned this sooner?!"
After all the talking we have done over the interaction of my project and something like this being my initial idea that I wanted to use, I just didn't understand why they hadn't mentioned that they had access to these kits in the first place.
However we talked for a while about the Ardunio Kit and it seems like a very interesting piece of equipment. They mentioned that it can be a complicated piece of equipment to use but seeing as though I only want it to act as an "On", "Off" switch then it should be fairly simple.
To accomplish this I would have to either hollow out an organ then encase it in resin to make it sold or cast an organ as an alternative. Inside then I can place an LED which would peep through the front of the organ through a small whole which I would have to drill. The LED would then be linked to the Ardunio kit, acting as a switch which would activate once it has been covered/touched.
I felt enthusiastic about this idea, almost elated that there was a possible way to make my work look tidier and to also be reverting back to my original idea.
I am thinking about 4 different triggers, which will be 4 hearts that will be settled in the hand of 4 different branches. These 4 triggers will link to 4 different sets of videos, but will all be one narrative of a person's memories.
A thought my tutors left me with was "how many users would be able to use it at once?"
Now for the installation to work sufficiently only one user at a time would be able to interact with it, otherwise the projection of the video content wouldn't work. This means I have to think of ways of restricting the flow of users, almost making an enclosement so that it enables one person at a time to come into contact with the tree. Storyboarding out the possibilities will be my next task.
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