September 16th-20th:
Research phase: what dancers really need
Asking Individual dancers for how they would use technology to help make their dances easier/better for them.
September 23-29th:
Conversations with more dancers/interview questions!
Create a couple key questions to ask them for research:
– Get more info on what could be helpful (in any way) to them during their dances.
– Ask what they want to feel by using any sort of technology
– Ask what the most important thing about their dances are to them
Insight: what dancers think is most important and how to help them make whatever it is easier/stronger
Sep 30- Oct 5th:
Setting up prototypes/just to have something for dancers to see and work with
– Colors track movement of the dancer
– Gives the dancer the things they want: control, expressive form, “less to do, more to show”
October 7-13:
– Show dancers prototype #1
– a prototype (doesn’t have to be working) for making dancers do their own thing with
October 14 – 20:
– Think of what possible equipment would be needed; the most efficient way to create a prototype.
– Ask dancers to talk about what they want out of a physical prototype:
– control
– “less movement, more show”
October 21-27th:
- Equipment:
LEDs
Sensors
Gyroscope sensor would track movement
– Patrick will associate each x/y/z movement to a color
Fiber optic filaments
Insert onto LED strip lights that would be wrapped around sleeve; velcro? Or spandex?
October 28 – Nov 10th: [2 weeks]
– Prototype testing; with paper/tape/cardboard/wire prototype; letting dancers play around with these materials and study how they use it.
– Show/present prototype