{"id":3791,"date":"2023-09-12T16:55:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:55:09","slug":"pp1-good-morning-boredom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?p=3791","title":{"rendered":"PP1: Good Morning, Boredom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below is a recording of my &#8220;finalized&#8221; Pressure Project 1 output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1800\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2880 \/ 1800;\" width=\"2880\" controls src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PP1-Output.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I originally had the idea for a DVD-like screensaver creation about an hour into my work on a completely different idea. I hadn&#8217;t fallen in love with it, but had sank a decent amount of time in it. It involved hexagons of various sizes popping up into view, revealing a picture I had taken underneath. While trying to move one of the hexagons across the screen, it shot in a diagonal all the way into the top right corner. I instantly felt a dopamine hit since it reminded me of watching the DVD screensaver as a kid and waiting for it to hit a corner. I immediately switched course and started working on getting a square to bounce around the screen in a way where it wouldn&#8217;t immediately hit the corner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DVD-Logo-Isadora-1024x333.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DVD-Logo-Isadora-1024x333.png 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DVD-Logo-Isadora-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DVD-Logo-Isadora-768x250.png 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DVD-Logo-Isadora-1536x500.png 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DVD-Logo-Isadora.png 1998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above is a screenshot of the user actor for the shape acting as the DVD logo itself. By using the triangle wave in the wave generator, I was able to make the square &#8220;bounce.&#8221; It took me some time to figure out how to keep the square changing color only at the moments where it hit the sides, and I still don&#8217;t think that part works every time. I used the HSBA Color Maker actor to help randomize the color each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I knew I could probably hold 30 seconds of the audience&#8217;s attention (or at least my own attention) with just the screensaver, I thought it would be interesting to subvert expectations by adding another square. I also wanted to incorporate randomness somehow, so I made the other squares move around and change color randomly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lots-of-Dots-Isadora-1024x529.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lots-of-Dots-Isadora-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lots-of-Dots-Isadora-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lots-of-Dots-Isadora-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lots-of-Dots-Isadora-1536x793.png 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lots-of-Dots-Isadora.png 1998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above is a picture of scene 6, where all of the boxes appear and start moving around the screen. After playing with the &#8220;meat&#8221; of it for probably around 4-5 hours, I added the beginning and ending. I ended up picking <em>Singin&#8217; in the Rain<\/em> for the movie framing device since it&#8217;s seen as a classic&#8211;everyone knows &#8220;Good Morning&#8221;&#8211;and I liked the idea of having a song being paused in the middle. It also helped add the feeling of nostalgia I was going for since it&#8217;s an older movie. Below is a video of my Isadora screen while the action played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1592\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2880 \/ 1592;\" width=\"2880\" controls src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PP1-Isadora-Video.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After six hours of working on a project, I tend to get stuck in the role of creator and have a hard time seeing things from an outside perspective. I&#8217;ll admit that I worked on the whole things in two sittings (which was not a great idea in retrospect). By the time I was &#8220;done,&#8221; I was so immersed in my work that I had no idea if it even made sense anymore. This wasn&#8217;t a great feeling, but in a way, it made the experience of watching the class during the performance much more rewarding. I suddenly was able to see the piece in a new light, especially since people were so vocal with their reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CG&#8217;s point about the first square going on the hero&#8217;s journey resonated with my original thought; once I&#8217;d created the other squares, I realized that I had made a main character and edited the rest of the project to reflect that. What Arvcuken said about it being a &#8220;series of interruptions&#8221; also stuck out to me. I had a hard time summarizing the piece, but that was an eloquent and accurate way to put it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the class&#8217; guttural reaction to the first time the screensaver showed up was awesome to watch as the creator of the piece. While I was hoping for more of a lighthearted response, it was in a way rewarding to see the sudden frustration everyone felt knowing that the box would take a while to hit the corner. Even though it wasn&#8217;t a positive feeling, I enjoyed getting to see such a large reaction over what I had made. I also apologize for making something so frustrating&#8211;once I saw it I couldn&#8217;t pass it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a recording of my &#8220;finalized&#8221; Pressure Project 1 output: The Creation I originally had the idea for a DVD-like screensaver creation about an hour into my work on a completely different idea. I hadn&#8217;t fallen in love with it, but had sank a decent amount of time in it. 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