/// This weeks work from Adam, Colin, and Rubina ///

Hey guys-


Heres Adam's, Colin's and Rubina's work for this week. The first video is a slideshow of the budget, space, use etc. The second video is the procession.
The third and fourth video are studies for projection mapping. And the fifth video has the renderings of the space.


Additional information

Here are other uses for the space when not in use for the ceremony:

Most importantly the space becomes a space for students and teachers alike. Activities and group meetings, such as yoga etc. Speeches, classes (for all classes or maybe just occasionally, or for the day). Show student work/crit in the space with use of the a.v. equipment (that would be spectacular to see work in a space like that). Special events, like openings, galleries, student work etc. Heres a big one, ORIENTATION DAY!!!!. School meetings. A place for students to practice screen and projector work. Of course just an all around "break space" (you know after class, to make out, smoke a.. cig.. etc). Theater people will love this space, they already don't have enough space, more space for them! Public meetings can also make use of the a.v equipment.


HOW TO DO PROJECTION MAPPING (aka 3D mapping, video mapping, 3D video projection, 3D video mapping etc)

What is projection mapping?
Essentially you can project your image or video onto designated spaces at designated intervals. That is, you do not need to use the entire projection window. For example if you had 3 squares and only projected inside those 3 squares. The rest of the space would be empty (i.e., the wall or what ever your projecting on)-- so you do not have the background light up, just the 3 squares. (see our studies below for a better explanation)

What does this mean for under the bridge? Well a lot:
ability to project all throughout the space. Really be able to show work and visualizations. Turns the ceremony into a digital media event (much like how Art Center should be represented). It also allows for incredible visualizations under the bridge. It will not only use the architecture of the bridge (a huge icon for the school) but will able be to use the space the bridge creates. Also transforming the space to a more "livable" space my introducing technology and lighting.
(see below samples)

What have we found to be the best way to project map?

Traditionally it was first approaced with 3D rendering. You need to draw out exactly what your projecting on in 3D. Then you bring it into a program that feeds it to the projector.


This is free software called Video Projection Tools that you can use to project your visualizations with. Open source (woohoo).


VVV Video Projection Tools




Another way to do it is:
Get a camera (photo i.e., 35mm) and get a lense with the same throw ration as the projector. Setup a rig that has the camera pointed at exactly what your projector is. Take a picture. Now you need to mask that photo how you want your masks projected onto your area. Think of a mask as a layer that blocks out the background (or vice versa). This is a time consuming task and requires planning and patience and adjusting. And then use software like Video Projection Tools to feed to the projector.


And another way to do it:
This is a bit more on the "street art" side. Unfortunately we don't have much representation of this type of projection work in the states, but its popular in other countries. In this other countries many artists will attach a projector to their car and project in the streets (awesome!). Normally when they do this, they are doing whats call "live mapping." Connect the projector to a computer (notebook) then connect a second monitor. Open photoshop while your projector is on and projecting. Then put photoshop in the second window and there are ways to trace your object "live" while you at the location. This is a time consuming task and requires planning and patience and adjusting. And then use software like Video Projection Tools to feed to the projector.

Thats all we're going to talk about for now. Obviously theres much more to say, but thats a good intro.





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Slideshow Proj 2: Media Texture from on Vimeo.

Proj 2 Media Texture: Procession from on Vimeo.

Study #1 of projection mapping under bridge from on Vimeo.

Project 2 Media Texture: Animation Project Mapping Study #2 from on Vimeo.

Project 2 / Renderings / Media Texture from on Vimeo.

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Heres a quick model we did for last week:

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Heres some shots of the LUCCON material we like:

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