Etiude 7

Hello! Looks like I had a busy month... I was stuck for a longer period of time with my project. But nothing is lost and I made a huge step forward just by buying myself some time. I had to give myself some time to rethink my ideas and imagine the final results. Now, after days and days of researching and sleepless nights I can say that it all paid off and I cracked it!
Before I began the 3D Hybrids module I was pretty sure which direction I'm going. Also, I knew that there is something unexpected to happen with The Neovision glove. And it did happen. The glove is not a glove anymore. It might be a great surprise to some people who expected me to go in a way of developing its touch-sensing capabilities. Now I can say that it would be a less eventful approach.
I began from collecting materials and sensors. After a short internet research I was sure that I need two servo motors to control the movement. Moreover, I needed a subject to control and it was not long when I decided upon a toy, in this case a teddy bear...cute:) The only thing I was all the time concerned of was the display - how the user will experience the fourth dimension(see Etiude 6). For this purpose I always wanted to use the VR goggles - a thoughtfull choice because of its feature to display the image right in front of your eyes. I guess it also came from the fact that as a child I saw 'The Lawnmower Man' and was fascinated by this idea of virtual reality allowing people to broaden perception and intelligence. I am still not sure wheather I will receive the VR goggles from my University. In case of not having it, I will have to choose a projector. The image from the camera controlled by servos will be connected to that projector and the image will be displayed onto a wall or specially for this occasion build 2D plane. For the time of exhibition, the teddy bear with build-in camera will be placed somewhere outside of the Uni building(hopefully security measures will not be standing in a way). In order to experience my project the user has to have an interesting view - 180 degrees of eventfull space. Moreover, the toy has to be displayed in a strategic place as the Uni main entrance is. It is the promotional purpose of the exhibition that speaks for itself. Two of the main works that will be taken soon is the attachment of LEDs to the camera so that it represents eyes, appliance of sound coming out of the teddy bear(thanks to a small speaker inside if its belly). User wearing the goggles will be able to hear what the toy 'hears' and speak through it.
It will be all possible thanks to my MAX/MSP patch that sends and receives data via internet or LAN. I guess it makes it a some kind of Skype-like device but with extended features of camera movement control and an aspect of wide perception.
Soon I will upload the sketches of my project so stay tuned!