PP2: Living Typography
Posted: October 19, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »The inspiration for this project was ‘Nervous Tick,’ an animation by Chuck Csuri. I loved the way the shapes felt ‘alive’ in their movements, almost reacting to those watching them. I also wanted to give the computer presence a voice through the use of typography. The interaction between image and viewer was my impetus for creating this work.
Everything in this first iteration is motion triggered and set off through time delay. Using a webcam, filtered through the ‘Difference’ and then ‘Eyes++’ actor, the motion sensor in it detects movement, which sends triggers for text to appear. One motion sensor actor (above) has a longer delay time and allows for a smoother interaction from human movement to text output. The second motion sensor is set up to be quick and jittery. I did this to give emotion to the creature.
Text in the first scene includes ‘Hey There!’, ‘I’m in here!’, ‘It’s dark..’, ‘Let me out!’
At first, the viewer is not sure whether the character is innocent. From audience reaction, I gathered people thought the creature was the victim. It is revealed in the next scene that it is an unpleasant virus looking thing that has been unleashed and will ‘see you in your dreams.’
A new element in this project is the use of feedback through the ‘Get Stage Image’ Actor plugged into Projector. It creates a melting effect similar to datamosh that really gave it an organic feel.
