During this recitation, we are required to manipulate the media in our Processing, and I choose to use the potentiometer to change the output on the screen. This video below is the final version of my exercise. Actually, I make use of this chance to do a little preparation for my final project and also explore the capacity of the Processing.
In this exercise, I use the image function and an image filter function. People can wist the potentiometer to change the value in the filter so that the color and shadow condition can change accordingly. (source: http://lolasbrush.com/painting-party/monet-water-lilies-jupiters/)
Like what we did in former recitations, I replace the fixed value in the filter function with the valueFromAudrino, so that I can connect the Audrino and Processing together.
With only the potentiometer, what I can do is very limit. When I read the Computer Vision for Artist and Designer, I saw people now were combining audiences’ interactions with the process of digital computer functions. What I have done in this exercise is only a changeable process that we can manipulate. If I have the chance to improve my exercise or make it more interactive, I hope that I can combine people’s emotion with the value of the filter. For example, if the sensor test users’ pupils extend among a certain range then the value will be changed. By doing this, I can actually replace my potentiometer with people’s engagement. This is how I feel an interactive project should achieve. From the reading, I realize that the reason why people use computer technology is its reliability in rational and authentic perspective. If we can make use of this characteristic, then the method we can apply to capture the emotion change of people will be more sensitive. I hope in the future where more and more high-tech projects will appear, people can develop a closer relationship with things that surrounds us.
Works Cited
“Monet Water Lilies @ Jupiters.” Lola’s Brush, lolasbrush.com/painting-party/monet-water-lilies-jupiters/.