WEEK 2
Shtilyan, the lifesaver
In the beginning, the fact that Shtilyan was in Bulgaria was a bit frustrating. In the end, it turned out to be our solution to our problems. He, with a fresh mind, came up with an amazing concept inspired by Chaldni's technique. We then talked about it, and tried to implement this idea into our concept. We then decided to create an interactive installation with a hologram as well as sounds, that people can control with their hand movements.
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Getting our concept clear was not an easy thing. We had to talk to a lot of professors, as well as Jacob - a super cool artist - and the owner of the skate shop in the city. We god a lot of inspiration, and we finally got our concept straight.
week 1 / conductive paint
In this week we have brainstormed on different concepts of our installation. Also defined the tasks for sprint one. Everyone chose the tasks they wanted to make. My tasks for sprint one are:
- make a storyboard of a user-journey;
- research on conductive paint and how could we use them;
So, I firstly started with research.
Bare Conductive Paint
Products:
WHAT/HOW:
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* Projection mapping→
https://www.bareconductive.com/news/blog-dalziel-and-pows-animated-wall/
Tutorial→ https://www.bareconductive.com/make/touch-board-projection-mapping/
* Proximity sensors→ https://www.bareconductive.com/make/how-to-use-proximity-sensors/
Tutorial → https://www.bareconductive.com/make/dim-an-led-with-proximity-and-touch-board/
* Piano →
https://www.bareconductive.com/make/make-a-midi-piano-with-the-pi-cap/
* Interactive Sound Wave→
https://www.bareconductive.com/make/how-to-make-an-interactive-sound-wave-print/
* More instruments→
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG5Fi-eCLbc
During this research I have found that with conductive paint you can barely anything you want - light up a lamp, make music with bare conductive piano, create sound waves and etc. It is a very nice way of creating a "clean installation" because it is all about the paint and almost any wires are used. And looks very neat.
For this project, as a group we already thought about projection mapping that could be based on conductive paint as cultural places in Enschede. This concept is very new, so we didn't approved that yet. We are waiting till Monday 13 May that we finally agree for the final concept.