Bumping Alisha’s post

Reading Alisha Jihn’s Cycle 3: PALIMPSEST post and viewing the accompanying videos was insightful. It provided a clear example of how projections can be used in a concert dance context. I’ve encountered Alisha’s work before, both in movement and technology, and seeing her process, her iterations, questions, and curiosities resonated with me.

Her approach reminded me that stepping away from a piece and returning to it later can offer fresh eyes and new ideas. It also reinforced the idea that just because I can add more to a work doesn’t mean I should. Sometimes, subtraction can be more effective than addition.

Bumping Old Discussion

I found Peter’s pressure project utilizing an Arduino to be an interesting idea. Using the microcontroler as a means for creating unusual interfaces is a fantastic idea. He mentions that the hardware caused things to change “on screen”, which is particularly fascinating. I assume that the Arduino was providing input to some other application that processed the audio/video aspect of the project. I’m curious if in addition to what was described, can the Arduino also receive information from the A/V application while also serving as an input device? For example, could touching the fruit controllers also cause lights or motors to activate based on instructions form the computer controlling everything?