Documentation project 2 305
Reflections:
This assignment has been a interesting project as I learned a lot. I learned the basics of how to use arduino, I now feel a lot more comfortable using it as a tool. This project also pushed my Max/Msp knowledge.
Conceptually this project has been challenging with my initial idea being too complected to implement. At this point I had to rethink some things and take a new approach to my assignment.
Overall this assignment has made me realize the elaborate nature of VJ. Also the project has made me appreciate VJ more.
Here is the video of my documentation.
Documentation for project 2 305 from Tom Revill on Vimeo.
Here is the video of my presentation.
Presentation Project 2 305 from Tom Revill on Vimeo.
Documnetaion in the pipeline.
Today I filmed my VJ Device in Operation for the documentation. I will have this up by the end of tomorrow
Images of the filming process
Images of visual.
Image My Final Max Patch
Sucess and Fine tuning
Today I have a break through i have been trying to make a video switch funtion in Max/msp and today I finaly did it.
This what still have to do by 3 tomorrow.
- Edit footage together.
- Fix Max Patch – video switching.
- Fix soldering – to help improving signal.
- Find Sounds.
- Buy Hobby box for wiring.
- re-export all movies.
will put more pictures tomorrow.
Tests
I forgot to put up some images and a video of my tests with the controler and the arduino.
Work In progress controller
Work In progress controller
Work In progress Max/Msp
305 Project 2 Test from Tom Revill on Vimeo.
A list of things to do for 305.
- Edit footage together.
- Fix Max Patch – video switching.
- Fix soldering – to help improving signal.
- Find Sounds.
- Buy Hobby box for wiring.
A change in idea and other stuff.
After talking to my tutor I have changed my idea so my idea right now is looking at an interactive retro video game timeline. Where you can cut together various video game footage. There will be too ways of choosing
footage.
The Buttons will have 2 buttons where you can select footage in a linear fashion and 2 other buttons operate a random chances of getting another clip.
Also I could not find a joystick so i ended up buying a game pad from the Nintendo NES period. I am currently reverse engineering the game pad which I am got to finish tomorrow. I also paln to get some game footage tomorrow.
Also I did a arduino test today and which was a success.
More to come tomorrow
Inside the Game Pad
Inside the Game Pad reverse
Project02 update…
I have not blogged much for this subject for a while. So here is a update
Here is my concept presentation
However I am rethinking what my visuals are will be but i hope to have the the visual done by the end of this week and the controller done by the Thursday the next week.
idea and theory
Here is a link to my 305 idea and theory pdf
Ideas for 305.
Over the last couple of days i have been thinking about what I can do for project 2.
One idea i had was to have two game controllers that have are cutting together a piece of war footage and depending on who did the most cutting that would be the winner.
Generally I want a vj device that the audience them selves are the editors.
Documentation
Description
The purpose of this assignment was to retell a story from “The Wellington City and Sea Museum” with in the last century.
I chose the year 1982 the year in which Wellington became nuclear free city. The way in which i chose to retell the story was by having a interactive slide show which would be be able to be manipulated by a an atom molecule model.
The interactive slide show has images that tell the story of by showing pictures from the time. Also the slide show will look like a retro television set.
And reflect the cause (the nuclear powered USS Truxton) and effect (the protesters) of this issue.
How it works
By picking up the atom and moving it around the atom in turn this changes the image on screen. There are two different outcomes when playing with this composition. Either you get images of the USS Truxton or get the images of the protesters.When the atom is not being played with the composition will revert to a television static.
Reflections
Reflecting back to the start of this assignment i my idea has evolved since the start. But to talk about my assessment as a whole would make this blog post hard to understand. So I have broken my assignment into three categories.
Electronics
This part of the assignment was fairly easy but very quite time consuming. Also I found electronics to be quite fun and interesting.
Interface
Originally i waned to look at making the interface out of Perspex but i found out is very tricky to use and cumbersome. From there i used wood which was alot easer to use. also I fond out that collecting materials is allot harder to find.
Quartz Composition
After some studying up on this program i found Quartz to not be as complex as MAX/MSP. However I found it to be allot harder to find help on the internet. also finding photos was actually easer than i originally thought .
Images
Videos
Quartz composition.
Interface.
Demo – videos
Over the last couple of days i have been working on gettiing a fully working model.
so here is a video…
And here is my 2D animation demo video….
Documentation coming very soon.
checking off the list.
Ok in order to understand where i am with my assignment.
I have to break it down into sections.
Electronics
Almost done. The mercury switches are in place and working .On Friday i will put a vibrating motor on the mouse.
Interface
In reality this part is linked with electronics. If all goes to plan i will get all the materials on Friday and start AND finish by the end of the weekend. minus the atom model which i am ordering in from http://www.deltaed.co.nz/
Quartz Composition
Very close to completion all need is the digital reproductions of the photos from the Alexander Turnbull library.
Planing and some good news and bad.
Yesterday I went to the Alexander Tunbull Library(A.T.L.) and looked up some photos on the anti nuclear issue.
There is is good and bad news. Good news is that there are lots of great Images Bad news is that each image costs $19.50.
I will discuss this issue on Monday with my lecturer
Also I have have had some problems starting with this assignment so with this in mind here’s the plan for this week.
Sun-buying a new mouse and switches and other materials
Mon-work on quartz composition
Tue- Get photos from (A.T.L.) and Start experimenting.
Progress on Project one
Ok progress so far….
I bought a mouse yesterday unfortunately its a ps/2 connection not usb.
however i have bought a USB conveter plug on trade me. hopefuly i will have the plug in 2-3 days.
I plan to go to the film archive on Friday and see what they have in regards to for anti-nuclear video fottage.
As for my quartz composition I am still learning up on the program.
I hope that by the end of the weekend I will have rough composition working and some idea on how build my interface device.
DMDN305
This Category is for my DMDN305.