Hi everyone! My journey with 3D hybrids began at the Kinetica Art Fair exhibition. That is when I realised what I want from my new project. Although, I did not see many video art projects at the exhibition, I realised that I have basic knowledge of how many of these project are done. My previous flirtation with distance sensors, LEDs and programming was strong enough to make me understand how the process of electronic art making looks like. Now I know that I will never lose this instinct.
Last semester I was developing my idea of a glove-like device, the Neovision. The final artefact looked differently and much better than I predicted it to be in the beggining. I enhanced its responsivity but at the same time had to leave some of the ideas behind. Quick reminder - The Neovision. Among its capabilities is the movie playback control using the URM37 ultrasonic sensor and 'chromakeying'.
This semester I am about to enhance the Neovision's vision:-) by adding the functionality of Wii Remote and applying 3D graphics. In most cases of chroma keying, the camera is static and the background is projected onto coloured material. In the case of Neovision, the camera is dynamic and the image/video can be projected onto a chosen colour. So, it could be a wall, door, desk or computer screen. At the moment, Neovision operates without responding to Y and Z axis of the camera. The only response is achieved thanks to ultrasonic sensor X axis distance from the object.
This phase of the project will change the above and the viewer will be able to interact with the projection more freely. Johnny Lee found the perfect answer to achieve this effect. Thanks to his experimentation with Wii Remote and sensor bar. As he describes: 'This effectively transforms your display into a portal of a virtual environment'.
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