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Elective - Kinect Hacks
1 quarter / 10 weeks
Teacher
Javier Lloret
email: info@javierlloret.com
Getting Started
Processing/Kinect Sketches
Animata: Animations controlled with Kinect
- Download Animata 0.4 from this link:
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/animata/downloads
- http://animata.kibu.hu/tutorials.html
- Animata + Motion Capture:
- http://neurogami.com/presentations/KinectForArtists/
Synapse
Brekel
NI Mate
Processing + Post-production example
Sound Library for Processing
- Examples:
- IO -> AudioInput
- Soundfile -> Sample
Assignments
- 2 Assignments
- 50% of total score each one of them.
- Working in groups
For each assignment the group delivers:
- Textual description of the the concept
- Visual research, sketches, sound?
- Cast, who is responsible for what?
- Short video registration of the prototype / end result (each group is responsible for the filming and editing of their finished works)
Second Assignment
Scan (at least) one object or space using Kinect. Create a video where you used the scanned object or space to create a narrative (of at least 90 seconds). Groups of 1 or 2 students.
Presentation second assignment: 31th January (obligatory to present to pass the course)
Inspiration
- Cécile B. Evans http://cecilebevans.com/index.php/hyperlinks-i-ii/
- Ed Atkins http://www.stedelijk.nl/en/exhibitions/70432
Scanning Tools
- For Mac Os:
- Skanect http://skanect.occipital.com/
- For Windows:
- Recontructme http://reconstructme.net/reconstructme-ui/
- For using Reconstructme you might need to also install the Kinect SDK if it doesn't recognize the Kinect:
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=40278
Facial Motion Capture with Faceshift
Kinect+DSLR with RGBD Toolkit
Visualizing and Fixing 3D scanned models (Mac & Windows)
- Meshmixer http://www.meshmixer.com/download.html
- Meshmixer cleaning scan video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkIAY3PJR7s
- Meshlab http://www.meshlab.net/#download
*For exporting png images with transparency from a 3D scanned model with Meshlab: File->Save snapshot->activate Background Screen Multiplier -> Save
Screen Video Recording
- For Mac:
- Quicktime http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/16/screen-recorder-mac/
- Monosnap https://www.monosnap.com/welcome#
- For Windows:
- Camstudio http://camstudio.org/
Groups:
Groups 17:50
- Group 1:
- Tom Sibma 0917622
- Group 2:
- Sarah Wong 0905338
- Group 3:
- Amber Ledegang 0911446
- Leonie Fernhout 0925005
- Group 4:
- Marije de Heij 0882958
- Group 5:
- Alexandra den Dikken 0926183
- Group 6:
- Syree Palm 0938528
- Group 7:
- Nigel El Rey Du Sol Miguel 0882260
- Group 8:
- Shoshanna Israeli 0926412
- Babeth Lijzenga 0925586
- Group 9:
- Tom Rentmeester 0912919
- Thijs Mosterman 0917912
- Group 10:
- Jorijn de Jonge 0935298
- Group 11:
- Joep Hurkmans 0931531
- Group 12:
- Jelle van Bouwhorst 0928746
- Group 13:
- Vince Talbot 0927166
- Sebastiaan Crisan 0929940
- Group 14:
- Diederik Mulder 0919800
- Zefnath de Lima 0913434
- Group 15:
- Andri Bastiaanssen 0907770
- Group 16:
- Eady van Acker 0911866
Groups 19:30
- Group 1
- Beau Eckhardt 0927339
- Group 2
- Wolter Dreissen 0927691
- Melcher Oosterman 0925206
- Group 3
- Yanthe Roumen 0925406
- Bob Jonkers 0929075
- Group 4
- Tom Schouw 0918999
- Group 5
- Carly Muller 0880287
- Kathryn Man 0937377
- Group 6
- Tristan Kingdon 0918837