Saturday 14 December 2013

Design Development // Interim review 12/12/13


“What''s a crit without a technical glitch?”

Despite the very awkward (walking to another room to fix the) technical fault regarding the video to projector setup during my presentation (!) the day was informative and educational to say the least! 
The design process is again leading to new thoughts and developments, given some expert advice from the 'Usual Suspects' and the two guests speakers from the AA and UCL.

Main questions posed:
Is the framework over engineered? could it be constructed more simply and still enclose an immersive experience? 
What message does the riot information projection convey? can it be refined?

Design Development:
Presentation sheets:

Experiment set-up No: 5:


Framework construction details:




The Video Projection:



                                
           
                Original test reel which was displayed during the presentation (Video: Tina Zacharia)
               Can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L-jbI9Zlh0&feature=youtu.be


Visual feedback loop x Video information projection (Presentation: Tina Zacharia)

Riot glossary: building the narrative (Presentation: Tina Zacharia)









The Crit Panel: left to right: Gabor Stark, Sam McElhinney, Abigail Batchelor (AA), Dr. Sophia Psarra (UCL)
 (photo: Tina Zacharia)

Aiming to capture the essence of human interaction through an ephemeral collection of imagery via a visual feedback loop posed the questions of execution and structural simplification. 

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Review Test Setup!!

Setting up the loop today to make sure things run smoothly... fingers crossed!


Photos (Tina Zacharia)

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Layering projections



Original Video (Tina Zacharia) also found at:


Following my prior studies and experimentation with varied materials, the most successful in transmitting light through layers has proven to be the medium gauze linen; excellent in allowing for fluid movement as well as the ability to be pulled taunt. The above video illustrates the diffusion of image projection through the 3 hand made screens.


Sunday 1 December 2013

Designing the projective screen // Material testing

Following the preliminary, one layer experimental studies into clear / translucent materials for surface projection; recording levels of Light permeability, Reflectance, Tactile material quality, results have shown that clear / opaque plastic sheeting material samples were highly reflective which visibly diminished the clarity of the projected image. The stripped samples tested favourably added to the distorted effect but due to their lightweight and thin nature, effective image stabilisation could not be achieved.

A selection of the material samples which were tested together with their results may be found below:

Transparent polyethylene sheeting 
Fine woven cotton scrim 
Mid grade woven cotton scrim 
Interaction with Rough grade cotton scrim 

Rear view through projective surface to wall