BUMP: Looking Across, Moving Inside

I picked Benny Simon’s final project because I was drawn to the concept of adding depth to pre-recorded content and through doing that examining different ways we can experience a performance. The installation seemed very engaging as people seemed to enjoy how their movements were translated onto a screen together with other pre-recorded dancers.

I am interested in exploring similar methods for my project since I would like to experiment with ways to inhabit virtual environments by using projection mapping and motion tracking. I think this was a very interesting way to make participants feel like they were a part of this virtual scene while physically moving around and having fun in the process.

I wonder what role the form on the screen of a person dancing plays in engaging with the pre-recorded video content as one? Is the lack of representation in the while silhouette beneficial for that and how would that change if the projection was mirroring participants as they are?