PP3: Etch-a-Sketch Iterated
Posted: October 23, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »For pressure project 3, I used my pressure project 2 patch as a starting point and both added and updated scenes to make them work more intuitively when users interact with them. From the PP2 performance, there were certain errors within the original patch that would cause scenes to skip through before the user had prompted them to change.
Above is a screenshot of part of my “split screen” scene patch. I added most of this part of the patch for PP3 to ensure that the scene only jumped ahead after the user stayed still for around 2 seconds after the text had appeared to explain that as the way to move forward. I added the gate and enter scene values specifically to keep the triggers from enabling.
Below is a screenshot of Csuri’s work I used as inspiration. I wanted to encourage the user to create and draw live, like in some of Csuri’s pieces. This piece specifically relates to the final scene in my project, the “etch-a-sketch,” in which the user draws and is able to create a canvas similar to this one:
Above is Csuri’s piece, and below is an example of my etch-a-sketch after some movement.
I also added music to this version, as I thought that might encourage movement from the user. I used the activate scene actor to activate the music in its separate scene at the end of the sequence. This also inspired a scene early on in which the user interaction doesn’t trigger movement on the screen, rather it’s the music that controls it. Below is a screenshot of the patch containing this scene.
I enjoyed getting to iterate on a past project, especially because I enjoyed the point I got to when working on PP2. I found the performance interesting as well, as the rest of the class already knew what to expect in a way. I think I learned more from the performance of PP2, but I still enjoyed getting to show the class how I implemented and took into account their feedback and interaction with the patch. Below is a .zip file of my entire PP3 patch: