For my final project, I plan to continue with my lab of chaos idea from the location-based AR project. Based on the work I have done so far and walking around the space, there are some changes that I would like to make to it.
The major change will be swapping from using the cintiqs as base points for starting and displaying the chaos/explosions. This is mostly due to the system I’m using being image recognition and not object recognition, making it tricky to pick up the cintiqs at different angles. Instead, images spread around different workstations would be the “spawn” points. I want these images to “blend in” to the lab, so my current plan would be to make them look like notes and concept sketches for games. Doing this would also allow for mapping what pieces appear with the images allowing more control than the randomized system I had been planning on using.
Some questions that I have:
- What other types of images would blend into a workstation, or should they not blend in?
- Would the concept art of the piece that emerges from it ruin the surprise?
I like where this is going.
One idea would be to use post-it notes with little sketches or words on them. Then you could stick them onto different types of surfaces.
In my opinion, it wouldn’t ruin the surprise to use concept art of what’s going to emerge, as long as what pops out is a little different. Maybe the concept sketches just have a little excerpt of the art as a kind of a teaser?
This is a really cool idea, I think the idea of moving around the space to trigger different events sounds interactive which makes me lean toward this idea rather than being in one specific location interacting. Blending can draw the audience’s attention away from the art because they will wonder why it does not match perfectly, maybe having the blending be a part of how the chosen object sits or appears in the space could be more of the focus rather than having it be integrated in a way that seems to natural to the real world when what we are seeing is not “real” rather “virtual”
What kind of platform or coding will be used to create this project? Will it be shareable like Aframe or will we be using a device?
I think the students leave water bottles and such laying around as well. I can imagine the destruction of water exploding everywhere too. I like the idea as well. I am looking forward to checking it out.