Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Draft of plan for my thesis project

Introduction
We can replicate nature through randomness by coding. I am trying to replicate nature as a way that is similar to how ants and primitive creatures talk with pheromone. How can I do this when my subject is the human? This is the focus of my work.

Aesthetic, Purpose
My intention is to find a way to enable visualization and communication of diverse perceptions of objects between other people in a setting that is similar to a play set. The concept of visualizing and replicating the nature by Form can be traced back to Platonic definition for Form. Awe (homage) towards the structural beauty of the nature is also what drove me into this project.

Description
Within the play set I mentioned above, I will present the experience of a different way to sense or perceive the world, and translate them into forms. People will interact with that setting, and the sensors that are triggered by the visitors as they interact with the objects. According to the various reactions there will simultaneously be a line projection with a corresponding sound which will appear on a screen, reflecting the reaction as read by the system I am building.

Technology

I will be using various sensors such as touch sensor, galvanic skin response, a sound sensor, and a proximity sensor to detect the visitor’s physical and mental states. I will be using vibration motors, speakers, an LCD monitor table or a screen projection on a table to make the reaction happen. I will use the algorithmic design of George Stiny, while I am drawing a live screen projection.

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