Checking In: Final Project Alpha and Comments

Alpha:

Today marked the first of our cycle presentation days for our final project. While I initially was stressing hard about this day, I was able to, with the help of some very important people, present a very organized “alpha” phase to my final project. While my idea initially took a lot of incubating and planning, I hashed it out and executed the initial connection/visual stage of my performance. Below is a sketch of my ideas for layouts, my beginning patch and my final alpha patch that I demonstrated in class today.

You will see the difference between my first patch and my second.

The small actor off to the right and bellow the image is a MIDI actor calibrated to the light board and my guitar. Sarah worked with me through this part and did a wonderful job explaining and visualizing this process.

Comments:

Lexi: Great start to your project! You made a really cool virtual spotlight using the Kinect. I know that the software may be giving you some initial troubles but I know you’ll be able to work through it and deliver an awesome final cut that incorporates your dance background. Keep it up!

Anna: I really like what you are doing with the Mic and Video connection. I believe that when it all comes together it will be something that’s really interactive and fun to play around with. I’m already having fun seeing how my voice influences the live capture. Keep it up!

Sarah: Words cannot describe how much you have helped me in this class and I look forward to working with you to not only complete but also OWN this project. I’m sure the final cut of your lighting project is going to be awesome and I look forward to working with you more.

Josh: How you implemented the Kinect with your personal videos is a very cool take on how someone can actually interact with video in a space. I cant wait to see what else you add to your project!

Jonathan: Dude, your project is practically self-aware! Even if you explained it to me, I would never know how you were able to do that. I look forward to seeing your final project. Keep it up!