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Revision as of 09:33, 23 May 2014
Elective - Kinect Hacks
1 quarter / 8 weeks / 2 hours per week
Teachers
Olivier Otten Brigit Lichtenegger
Format
Students work in groups of max. 5 people.
For each assignment the group delivers: - Textual description of the the concept (+/- 1 A4) - Visual research, sketches - Cast, who is responsibale for what? - Short video registration of the prototype / end result (each group is responsible for filming and editings of their finished works)
The documentations described above is required to be assessed.
Assignment 1 – Transformation
Choose a subject Pick a topic where a clear change / transformation occurs. Make use of both conceptual and visual contrasts; conceptual: poor/rich, left/right (political), village/city. visual: black/white, small/big, hard/soft.
On the basis of the chosen topic, you make a visualization per group in the form of an image sequence. This sequence can be; photographed, filmed, drawn, etc.
Via an existing template (which can be customized per group), the image sequence is connected to the Kinect. The transformation happens by body movements of the user.
Duration 3 weeks: week 1: Introduction Kinect. (connecting, drivers, plugins, scripting) + discussing the assignment week 2: conceptdevelopments / create prototype week 3: presentation prototype
References: http://www.kinecthacks.com/ Interactive Display Window Concept http://vimeo.com/18499643 Nike Selfridges http://vimeo.com/60156741