May 10, 2005
Kiosk Project Final Summary
The Assignment
In the Spring of 2005, the CTIN542 Interactive Design & Production Class was a semester-long focus on interactive media in public spaces. The class examined public space pieces for several reasons:
1) Public spaces interactive media are one-offs and designed around particular environments;
2) The newest and most experiment technologies often appear in public spaces before being mass-marketed;
3) Conceiving, designing, and producing interactive media for public spaces
is a macrocosmic example of doing an interactive media thesis
project.
The semester began with researching prior public space pieces and museums and developed into the production of a public space installation, conceived, designed, and executed by the class and with the assistance of faculty from the Division of Interactive Media, Cinema-Television School, and TrojanVision.
The Development Process
The class decided to use the Trojan Vision Interactive Kiosk for their experiment. It is conveniently located at the center of campus and already equipped with many of the necessities for a public space installation. The kiosk had gone through many iterations, last of which was a sound-off station for students. The basic idea was to give a voice to the USC campus community by allowing passers-by to "Say What You Think." The questions ranged from "Does the United States have the right to make pre-emptive military strikes?" to "What is your favorite Homecoming memory?"
The responses from faculty, students and staff were recorded, sent via a live fiber optic cable to the Trojan Vision studio in the Zemeckis Center and recorded to a hard-drive. Thereafter, they were edited and played during commercial blocks during regular programming. However, the kiosk did not get many students to interact with it, and at the time of the class project, was being used only to display Trojan Vision programs.
The CTIN 542 class examined the possibilities of pushing the recording/distributing element already exisisting within the kiosk. To create a unique experience, night time was chosen as the best display time, since the campus is relatively dark at night, and so attracting attention would be simpler.
This development process led to the creation of a performance space, in which students could record stop-frame animations that were then displayed as projections around the kiosk.
The Implementation
Using Jitter running on a G5 with an iSight, a still image is captured every few seconds to the hard drive. After 30 seconds, the captured stills are saved to a Quicktime video, and the process begins again. A central monitor displays what the camera is currently seeing, flashes each time a frame is captured, and displays a timer bar that shows how much time is left before the process restarts. While stills are being captured for the next video, the previous video is /played back and projected for the participants to receive immediate feedback and a payoff for their interaction.
The kiosk was draped in white sheets that served two purposes: 1) to project the movies on, and 2) to effectively and simply change the look of the entire kiosk.
The kiosk ran for two evenings at the end of the semester, managing to draw crowds of otherwise disinterested students for short bursts, and even held the attention of some students for more than an hour at a time.
This experience in transforming the kiosk is one that will now be passed on to the future second year Masters students, hopefully beginning a new tradition for the Division of Interactive Media.
Posted by kellee at 12:00 AM | Comments (0)
May 03, 2005
Final Assignment
PRODUCTION PLAN (based on various ramblings/emails):
This week
Brad will get G5 from Kiosk and place in Electronics Lab
Brad and/or Jenova will assemble/organize all assets on the hard drive
Susana will digitize mini dv footage
Everyone who shot digital images will organize & prep their photos
Sunday May 8th, 2005
- Noon @ Kiosk:
All meet @ Kiosk to restore equipment and return items to the IML (not to disrupt the ZML).
- 1:30 PM @ IML:
All meet to discuss assignment and make assignments
- 2:00 PM @ IML:
Individuals/Teams will start produciton on the assignment (see below).
From: Michael Naimark
Date: May 2, 2005
Subject: 542 final plan
In lieu of a final exam, here is a final assignment:
As a group, produce documentation of the kiosk project, including:
- Final 542 blog entry as a photo-composition
- Short (MTV length) DVD-quality video
You all have a lot of great material, and the kiosk is particularly photogenic, so this documentation is expected to be presentable as finished work.
Deadline is Exam Day, May 10, noon.
Am here for any/all questions/concerns.
-M
Posted by andrew at 09:02 AM | Comments (0)
April 18, 2005
Kiosk Production Notes
Audio:
Julie - iPod & speakers (everyone send files to Julie):
Brad – real time FX as part of Max patch.
Kellee – adapter for built in speakers
Projectors:
Kellee - Take down and bring 2nd projector
Kellee - Test S-Video projector to projector
Screens:
Andrew –two 5’-2x4s for base of screens
Lights:
Naimark – strobe form (David Yamamoto)?
Susana & Ashley – one or two light kits and extension cords
Space:
Ashley - Brightly Colored Tape & Chalk (erasing?)
Misc.
Erin – Duct Tape
Michael - 10 sandbags
Max Patch:
Brad & Jenova – fine tune max patch
PR/Schedule:
Julie & Michael – postcards & poster for center window
Kellee – Daily Trojan
Production Schedule:
Sunday 7-10 (everyone except Susana)
Monday 7-10 (Kellee, Brad, Julie, Susana, Michael)
Tuesday 7-10 (Jenova, Andrew, Ashley, Erin)
Sprinklers: Julie
Name: EVERYONE post ideas!
Posted by andrew at 09:55 PM | Comments (0)
April 12, 2005
kiosk test #2 - video
Posted by brad at 03:42 PM | Comments (0)
April 11, 2005
Notes from the First Test
What Worked
White Sheets
Vertical projection
What Didn't
Strobe - needs constant light
MAX patch
save each file to two directories:
1) immediate playback
2) larger database
2hrs = 5 gig/ 12 hrs total
Lighting
- kino-flo's
will bleed light
poss. solve this with duvateen/cinefoil
- project on the people recording
-performance in front of the sheets
Set Design
- Add two strips on either side of the monitor window as framing
-White duct tape
- Something to raise the projectors
- firewire to NTSC adapter: dv camera
-xtra firewire cord
-xtra material for back (has logo on it?)
To Test Next Week
Lighting, Lighting, Lighting
- kino flos
horizontal from the bottom
mirrors
- any steady light feed
- having feedback on the inside of the kiosk
Sound, Sound, Sound
- Speakers
Bring rest of screen material(s)
PR
-postcards?
- Daily Trojan article
Other
- gift for Gary (bistango gift card?)
Schedule
Rehearsal
Mon April 17th: 7pm - 10pm
Run
Sun April 24th - Tues 26th:
Setup: 6 - 8pm
8pm - 10pm
Strike
Fri April 29th
Posted by kellee at 09:04 PM | Comments (0)
Kiosk Screens
I rode the 4.6 miles from my place over the Fashion District this after. My goal was to find affordable fabric for our 542 Kiosk project. As I expected I found a store in no time. I managed to pick up two great pieces of fabric for projection testing; one Lycra and the other Cotton; each measuring 60”x144” and costing $2.50 per yard. This evening we need to project on them to see how they appear. We then need to make a few decisions about the screens, so that this week I can print and tailor them.
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April 05, 2005
today's class
Perry working on patch, interesting time lapse effects
Posted by susana at 10:47 PM | Comments (0)
Today's Notes, by Peggy
Initially the feeling was toward DAY because there isn't enough traffic
on campus by the kiosk at night
we pushed for a decision: either DAY or NIGHT or DAY & NIGHT
NIGHT won, hands up!
issues related to NIGHT
LIGHT and ATTRACTING people
light could be IR or STROBE or LIGHTS
LIGHTS have spill
IR is last resort (or alternate)
STROBE is cheap and will possibly solve the attraction issue - a large
flashing light will attract people
STROBE:
procure: rent/buy
number of strobes: one bright
placement of strobes;
on the roof or under the eaves
(idea of pointing it at building to cause silhouettes)
timing: would prefer a 3-5 second interval
finding a strobe that fires automatically that goes at a slow enough
rate (1 second)
programming
CAMERAS
one or two
ONE
PROJECTORS
one two or three
TWO (tilted for vertical windows)
MONITOR FOR FEEDBACK
the monitor or screen is probably sufficient
SCREENS
number: TWO PROJECTION SCREENS
size
roughly 9' X 5' 96"X 60"
note: a CA KING sheet is 110" X 102"
a DOUBLE bed sheet is 96 X 81
more or less: 6 yds @ 60" width
material -
white, tranluscent, cheap
shape: tapered, vertical
anchoring
frame it, staking it
15' of 1X1 wood stretchers
branding
INFORMATION PLACARD
PROMOTION
BUDGET
$25 per person is $250
(including Naimark!)
2 Screens
Fabric
6 yds of 60" width
stretcher bars
15" of 1X1 stretchers
Strobe
Other design elements
STROBE
Kellee (Ashley)
SCREEN
Fabric - Erin
Stretching - Erin, Ashley,
MAX
Jenova and Brad
PROMOTION, PLACARD
Julie
INSTALLATION
Andrew
Michael, Suzanne
Posted by susana at 05:08 PM | Comments (0)
April 02, 2005
stop motion video
showing Jenova's stop motion video Jitter patch at work in the field. (the color shifting is just an illusion between the projector sync rate and the camera image sensor).
Posted by brad at 02:12 PM | Comments (0)
screen
need to do a test with a screen that is only receiving rear illumination from the projector (i.e. not the sky
Posted by brad at 01:53 PM | Comments (0)
March 31, 2005
Where we stand
We achieved several IMD and USC “firsts” out there at the kiosk Tuesday. Thanks for everyone's help.
We’re in an excellent position to propose to USC and TrojanVision what to do with the kiosk. They’ve sunk a lot of money into it and want to see it be successful. They’ve also made it clear that they want to work with us and that they're willing to listen.
Our original plan was to have something to show on April 12. If we are doing a temporary “proof of concept,” can we?
Can this proof of concept be the basis for an ambitious longer-term proposal which we complete by end of term?
Posted by naimark at 08:26 PM | Comments (1)
March 27, 2005
composites
found this interesting and a little inspirational.
Posted by brad at 12:37 PM | Comments (0)
March 26, 2005
Kiosk Prototyping
Brad, Jenova, and I worked on two potential prototypes for the Kiosk that we will demo in class this coming Tuesday:
PATCH #1:
The first prototype Max patch captures a still image (using the iSight) every 2 seconds for a total of 2 minutes. We experimented with a variety of speeds and found this to be a comfortable pace and duration. In turn, a single "session" with our future Kiosk-Cam will provide 60 key frames or a 10 second animation (@ 6 frames/second) similar to the stop action video we looked at in class last week. These (QuickTime) files will accumulate and be stored on a local hard drive / database and replayed on the adjacent video monitors.
PATCH #2:
The second Max patch records a short segment of video (approximately 7 seconds) and then loops once over the following segment (again, 7 seconds) of live-recorded video. This cycle continues to repeat, producing a superimposed ghosted image of the live and delayed video.
Both prototypes encourage very different forms of playful interaction.
Posted by andrew at 04:06 PM | Comments (1)
March 10, 2005
Links
Just real quick:
Link to Canadian site
Link to DT article on Kiosk
Posted by jdillon at 11:19 AM | Comments (0)
Proposal on Kiosk
We all know it is inevitable we will need to pitch this idea to at least Don and Gary. I think the sooner we can get through the 'approval process' the better. So I'm reposting the questions I wrote a bit ago to see how many we can get answered in the next few days, with maybe a goal of having the proposal prepared by the time we return from Spring break. I personally think the time has come to make some decisions and stick to them.
Target Audience: USC Students who pass by the kiosk during the daytime/night time. Student who are open and curious. Students who have something to say or want to be heard. Students who are not shy or frightened of approaching new things.
One-liner/Elevator Pitch: We aim to use the kiosk located in the center of campus to capture campus life in the daytime and create a magical performance/experience in the evening, that reflects __________________
Locations used(where): The Trojanvision Kiosk, the quad area in front of the kiosk, with a link up to ZML, _____________
Project Summary:
Defined experience
Benefits to Audience
Goals
Themes explored
Technical Specifications:
Diagrams, explanations, equipment needed (addendum can be Budget)
Posted by jdillon at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)
March 07, 2005
Night Time is the right time...
Here's what we discussed in our meeting on Saturday:
We still want to go ahead with textured/moving screens and rear projection.
As for content we decided on:
- Having some standard set content and having free form content based on what input we get during the day. Then a program could draw images from a set folder and create a random images pattern including the video and the created content.
- We also thought about adding a 'live performance' aspect to the piece. There were two suggestions for doing this, having us actually at the kiosk working on laptops to--in real-time--generate images, or have a live video feed of us at the zml 'actively' running around and creating images, DJing the experience, etc.
The general idea is we would use the content from the day to do google image searches, or drawings or whatever we were inspired to do, then put this information into a program that would mix it as we are creating it.
Posted by jdillon at 04:21 PM | Comments (0)
Kiosk Daytime Scope - Exterior Illustration
Posted by andrew at 10:45 AM | Comments (0)
March 06, 2005
"Daytime Team" - 03/05/05 Mtg. Notes
The following is a summary of the 03/05/05 KIOSK “Daytime Team” meeting; please read and comment:
Input Station (single station):
• Records Video and Audio of individuals (on at a time) @ Kiosk.
• Camera and viewing monitor will be place inside Kiosk (behind glass).
• A “Light Box” with face/head portal will be placed on the SS shelf.
• A curtain and/or curtain may be placed behind the station to control background.
• The curtain may be an evenly illuminated green screen, to isolate subject in post.
• The participant will see him/herself in a monitor with visual guide (iToy-like).
• Monitor will show “RECORDING” and countdown clock.
• Start & Stop Buttons will give participant control up to 30 seconds in length.
• Hardware will include A Basic Stamp, computer (G5?), and hard drive array.
• Software will include Max/MSP/Jitter, BS2, & other necessary control (TBD).
• We may want to video capture/digitize immediately and/or automatically.
• Organization of video files/assets will be extremely important.
• Aesthetics may be a hybrid of past & future.
• A microphone (TBD) will be placed in the “Light Box” to record voice.
Information & Daytime Displays (2 on either side of input station):
• Explanatory signage to describe the purpose and give directions.
• Posted video release statement(s).
• Possibly suggest how to show options for anonymity.
• Not providing virtual or real masks (discussed, but decided not to in the end).
• Post Invitation to the nighttime display.
• Question OF THE DAY visible from outside (not a survey or too specific).
• Video screens display captured video (immediately following capture).
• Video screens display previous night’s content.
• Recording light (similar to Carson sound stage) may flash on booth.
• Possibly prop and/or decorate interior to relate to theme of the day.
• Other video assets will be handled by “Nighttime Team.”
This week's DELIVERABLES:
Jenova: Research Software & Hardware needed for capturing, compressing, storage, etc.
Susana: Information, question, motivation, release, topics, etc.
Brad: Will attend nighttime mtg. & start 3D model of Kiosk & surrounding area.
Andrew: Summarize & post meeting notes. Design sketches of input station.
Posted by andrew at 09:16 AM | Comments (8)
March 01, 2005
Notes from Daytime Nighttime
DAYTIME
3 themes concepts for questions:
Leave a message for the campus
Wish for the future
Open Mic (podiums in a town square)
Faces, Audio, Video
They see their Face or Mask/Avatar
IM student are first guinea pigs!
Every 15 minutes is a new message but at night there is a representation of the day’s collection.
Time Limit
Buttons: Face/No Face Voice/Keys
NIGHTTIME
A group experience that everyone can share
Projection:
Rear projection on screens hanging off of Kiosk
Play with texture and movement (fans) Screen Sculptures
Raw state vs Mixed State
Raw States, projected on addtl panels with a grid of the faces, displaying one face at a time (Julia Roberts EW cover)
Changing based on audience
Ambient light on concrete and trees
Mixed State
A Dream of a Future
Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Carnival Cirque de Soleil
“We’re making up a story of the future”
Posted by jdillon at 08:34 PM | Comments (0)
February 28, 2005
Production Plan Rough
So, I did a rough plan. Hopefully we can fill in the blanks and add more/smaller goals and deadlines during class tomorrow and be done in two or three iterations. I also assumed we might want to begin on a Monday which is the 11th instead of the 12th...
Production Plan: Public Art Kiosk 3/1/2005 Version 1.0
FINAL DEADLINE: April 11, 2005
Producer:
Technology Team:
Design Team:
Physical Team:
March 1, 2005 4:20 PM Finalize concepts and goals of project w/some specifics
March 1, 2005 5:00 PM Determine groups and group deadlines
March 10, 2005 Proposal completed for pitch to permission granters
March 15, 2005 Final Budget completed for submission
March 31, 2005 Opening or Closing Planned
April 6, 7, 8 Advertisments placed
April 7, 8, 9, 10 Fliers distributed throughout campus
Technology Team
( ) Design and implement Software program for automation, capturing faces, performance display
April 1, 2005 Software up and running
Design Team
March 8, 2005 Get design specs to technology and physical team on projection, software and hardware requirements
( ) Finalize concept designs for created media and collage specifications
March 25, 2005 Media Creation completed
Physical Team
March 8-28, 2005 Plan and budget materials, purchase, plan implementation
April 1, 2005 Begin building/implementing on Kiosk
April 4, 2005 hardware and software set-up
My thoughts are 2 for design team, and they will be busiest early in the month. 2 for software and they will be steady throught the month in terms of devoted time. Then 3 or 4 for physical team, which would be hustling the most the last 2 weeks. I'm assuming Naimark is one producer, but we also might want to consider having one of us do it to keep on top of everything. On top of whatever else I do, I am willing to do the advertising/PR stuff of course :)
Posted by jdillon at 10:13 PM | Comments (0)
design
(rendered here with transparent screens. clock would actually be mounted on the backdoor)
sod interior. tin foil roof. red satin curtains. countdown clock. interactive musical LED flower garden surrounded by shear flowing curtains. aluminum frame for opaque synthetic screen (should weather better than natural). maybe some strobe lights. feather would definitely need to glow at night. soft music in daytime, loud at nightime performance. couches and chairs in the garden and under screens. could be a place where people come and do work, use the internet, and hopefully upload and record media.
Posted by brad at 01:26 AM | Comments (4)
February 27, 2005
Kiosk Design Concept
This is a design concept that uses a roof mounted projector array, three-sided canvas crown (stretched over bracketed flagpoles), and three modular "face-boxes" (installed on the existing stainless steel shelves).
Posted by andrew at 09:32 AM | Comments (4)
February 22, 2005
Notes from Class 02/22/05
The Short Version
Silhouette as one of the options
Media is mixed together for night presentation
Along with footage from the history of usc
Ongoing experience
with pay off during the day and night
Inviting space with different areas of interactivity
Sounds based on motion
with a created exterior structure
peepholes
Summary of Homework Assignment Pitches
Jenova
Attract People
Curtains - will generate curiosity and serve as a medium for the proejction
- will give it a glowing orb look at night, also attracting attentio
- could have a MAX/MSP effect running, and when you enter the curtain, the background is a color good for motion tracking
- will provide some privacy in the experience; maybe not at all the stations
3 Monitors
- will use monitors during the day for images
On top of the spectacle, could generate word-of-mouth
Taking a question and flipping it into something entertaining
Kellee
a community sound off - give students the chance to express
immediate pay-off - something the person does at the kiosk during the day is seen/heard at night
silhouette - person moves in front of camera, sillhouette is captured, and then a "cast of hundreds" at night
- provides intimacy and anonymity
options - person can do this or some less anonymous sound off
Ashley
history of usc
background, b-roll, along with interviews with students and teachers and whatever feedback we've gathered during the day
simul-spacial; using this alongside the media we've gathered
narrative
something someone can enjoy at anytime, for any length of time
during the day, you could watch someone else's recording before you do your own
audience gets rewarded during the day as well as night, so it inspires spontaneous game/play
Andrew
Refrigerator Door: like how parents put things their kids' made on the refrigerator
- multiple inputs and outputs
- different sections, so different people experience different areas in different ways
- different modes of expression (swiss army knife)
- more inviting than demanding
- might be hard to execute
- could make it an aestetic
Brad
Detect motion and have it trigger sounds - music/creepy voices
This entity taking stuff in and regurgitating it
A new clock/calendar - time is reflected physically by the piece
USC time
Michael
A jules verne machine-aestetic
as if the kiosk had been there the entire history of the university
build an exterior structure
Erin
Living Organism structure
Inflatable bean bag chair
transform the space into a place of splendr and beauty
alive during the day, goes to sleep and dreams at night
appears more revealing at night, while it's "sharing"
Julie
Mixed media as it's gathering to provide options
the presentation happens remotely, maybe all over The Quad
peepholes
dioramas, projections, and places for interaction
force people to put their face up to a peephole, and capture the video and audio
project it in different forms
Posted by kellee at 06:03 PM | Comments (0)
Kiosk Concept
GOAL:
To awaken the richness of life’s splendor on USC’s campus; this will be the goal of my ideal kiosk remake.
POSSIBLE IDEA:
I would like to alter the kiosk to become a mysterious entity on campus, a unearthly visitor. The form would be modified to represent an organic form (as Illustrated below). During the day the neo-kiosk would gather audio and visual data, “listening” to its surroundings; perceiving. At night it would sleep, and from its slumber would arise dreams, remixes of the days data, abstract stories of color, light and sound.
Posted by edinehart at 01:56 PM | Comments (0)
emergence
GOAL: Having the kiosk come alive at night
IDEA/SOLUTION: I'm wrestling with how to handle the screens. I do like the idea of the curtains, it's just incredibly potent (the old effect of people wanting to see what only others are seeing), I just don't know if I want to use the curtain as the screen because I still really like the idea of the screens emerging / unfolding at dusk. This idea isn't resolved, but I wanted to post the thoughts anyway.
Posted by brad at 01:01 PM | Comments (0)
Refrigerator Door - Sketch
Posted by andrew at 11:44 AM | Comments (0)
Cosmetic Suggestion for the Kiosk
Goal: To attract passerby to the kiosk
Possible Idea: Well as I stated in a comment to Ashley's idea (posted by Andrew), I like the idea of a "window to the past." If we did this, my suggestion would be to somehow alter the exterior of the kiosk (either directly or by covering it with removable panels) to look like a piece of rusty machinery with a Victorian/Jules Verne kind of look to it.
Barring that, we shoud use bright colors, as there are not enough of those on the current kiosk.
Posted by msteffen at 11:39 AM | Comments (0)
Attraction
GOAL: Attract participants to the kiosk. On the flip side, don't annoy every person that passes by.
IDEA/SOLUTION: Use cameras installed under the roof of the kiosk and angle them around 45 degrees at the ground (so that only about a 15 ft radius around the kiosk is covered). Use Jitter to detect motion, and generate sound based on the amount of motion. How much of the camera is filled with motion (e.g. white) determines the type of sound. Sounds for slight or far away motion would be inquisitive or alluring (I really like the idea of targeted whispers, as well as musical notes/tones). As the person approaches, the sounds would become more enveloping and soothing, hopefully seducing the person to participate and come to the kiosk. It could be kinda creepy/cool to have the sound be a layering of voices saying "Hello" "Come here" "closer...closer" etc.
Posted by brad at 11:18 AM | Comments (1)
Merging Past with Present - Kiosk Concept
I'm posting this for Ashley, as she was having problems with the blog:
Ashley York/Project idea/CTIN 542
GOAL
To create an immersive public space on USC’s campus that engages faculty, students and staff
in the oldest, private research university on the West coast.
POSSIBLE IDEA
An interactive installation that merges the past with the present on USC’s campus. Using
archival footage and present day images, which would be recorded daily, a projection system
will allow passersby to merge with the past. As proposed by many of us in class, recording
imagery in the day and projecting at night could be a stunning visual aid to achieve the goal of
the project.
Some possible scenarios to consider would be to take campus back to 1880 when it first
opened its doors to 53 students and 10 teachers and contrast that with today’s campus climate,
which embodies 32,000 students. Tuition at that time was $15 per term and students were not
allowed to leave town without the knowledge and consent of the university president.
The kiosk, which will include a database of archival selects, will allow contemporary students
and staff to meet SC's first class valedictorian, a woman, Minnie C. Miltimore, class of 1884;
attend the first football game in 1888 where USC trampled its opponent, 16-0; and to see
campus in 1918 when Amy Winship, a reported girlfriend to Abe Lincoln, attended the
university at the age of 87.
An all-inclusive system of the rich and varied campus atmosphere, the system will allow for the
exploration of the medical system, which serves more than one million patients each year; the
marching band, which is the only one in the U.S. that has earned a platinum record; and the
world famous School of Cinema-Television where students produce more than 200 hours of
motion picture each year. The project would not be complete without “Fight On,” USC’s
anthem, which was used to inspire troops during World War II.
While the content will be rich and varied, it should be designed so that the interaction is easily
understood and simple to interact with.
Posted by andrew at 09:21 AM | Comments (2)
February 20, 2005
Refrigerator Door - Kiosk Concept
GOALS:
1) The primary goal of the “Kiosk Assignment” is to engage USC students, faculty & staff in a meaningful and personally expressive public activity that reflects campus life & spirit.
2) The secondary goal is to implement a public interactive project that represents the value of interactive media to USC students, faculty & staff.
3) And the tertiary goal would be to begin an updatable ongoing project for future IM-MFA students in their second year of study.
CONCEPT:
“The USC Refrigerator Door” is the first public installation project proposal for CTIN-542 that will achieve all three goals of the “Kiosk Assignment.” A typical refrigerator door is more than a hatch for a kitchen “ice box.” It is a place to display photos, writings, and small keepsakes that reflect an individual’s or family’s life. The “USC Refrigerator Door” would be much the same thing with a “larger family” and new media/technology.
INPUT:
USC Students, staff, and faculty would input live content through several customized devises located at the kiosk, video, and stills. This would function very much like a photo/video/recording kiosk. The “MOM” (Montage Organizing Memory) would collect the data throughout the day and display it from Sunset to Midnight, that same day. Input devices would encourage daily interaction and could include 30-second face-cam interviews, sequential action photos, karaoke challenges, keyboard text messages, and doodle pads.
OUTPUT:
The display system would include an eclectic collection of technology including rear & front projection, various speakers, LEDs, TV screens, etc. It could also allow people to “VJ” and/or “Tivo” through a cycle or specified time frame.
Posted by andrew at 12:35 AM | Comments (5)
February 19, 2005
Assignment for Feb 22, 2005
I think we can start this thread by putting our ideas together. Please feel free to edit this thread. Here's my goal and idea to reach it.
Jenova
Goal: Attract people to check out this installation in the public space.
Single Idea: Curtains around the Kiosk serves as both covers and screens at night. The curtain will be long enough to reach the user's knees, so that students passing around the kiosk will feel curious about what's going on inside. At night, we will project things on the curtains which obviously become a big neon light attracting both human and insects -_-.
kellee
Goal:
To collect information and redistribute it at night in an unexpected way. I think this kiosk is an excellent opportunity for us to reflect our status as part of the Cinema-Television School; that is, we are a place for NEW MEDIA - the future of the cinema is interactive entertainment! I want to show them why.
Single Idea:
A Community Sound-Off
Similar to Andrew's idea above:
Students can record a message (visually, orally, or written) and these messages will be presented as part of the evening presentation without editing(we could combine them with other things, though) - this could act as the most direct payoff of the interaction, to get your message broadcast in the center of campus, that could act as the gateway to getting students to have more subtle, detailed interactions.
Ashley
Goal:
To create an immersive public space on USC’s campus that engages faculty, students and staff
in the oldest, private research university on the West coast.
Idea:
An interactive installation that merges the past with the present on USC’s campus. Using archival footage and present day images, which would be recorded daily, a projection system will allow passersby to merge with the past. As proposed by many of us in class, recording
imagery in the day and projecting at night could be a stunning visual aid to achieve the goal of the project.
Some possible scenarios to consider would be to take campus back to 1880 when it first opened its doors to 53 students and 10 teachers and contrast that with today’s campus climate, which embodies 32,000 students. Tuition at that time was $15 per term and students were not
allowed to leave town without the knowledge and consent of the university president.
The kiosk, which will include a database of archival selects, will allow contemporary students and staff to meet SC's first class valedictorian, a woman, Minnie C. Miltimore, class of 1884;
attend the first football game in 1888 where USC trampled its opponent, 16-0; and to see campus in 1918 when Amy Winship, a reported girlfriend to Abe Lincoln, attended the university at the age of 87.
An all-inclusive system of the rich and varied campus atmosphere, the system will allow for the exploration of the medical system, which serves more than one million patients each year; the marching band, which is the only one in the U.S. that has earned a platinum record; and the world famous School of Cinema-Television where students produce more than 200 hours of motion picture each year. The project would not be complete without “Fight On,” USC’s anthem, which was used to inspire troops during World War II.
While the content will be rich and varied, it should be designed so that the interaction is easily understood and simple to interact with.
Posted by Jenova at 11:13 AM | Comments (2)
February 15, 2005
Interactive Bus-Stop
I think putting some screens of some kind in front of the kiosk would be awesome. With some money and engineering, it'd be great to make them retractable like petals or wings. Using computer vision tracking for interaction would be a possible way to interact with the projected imagery.
Posted by brad at 03:05 PM | Comments (0)
R2-D2 inspiration
In trying to think of an incentive for people to interact with the kiosk, I thought of making it have some intelligence to transform it from a kiosk, into more of a "being" or "creature", and to give it a playful personality. R2 came to mind as a simple way to imbue something with intelligence with body language and beeps, not to mention a handy-dandy holographic projector.
Posted by brad at 02:55 PM | Comments (0)
Proposal Q's
To begin, we will need clear concise answers to:
Target Audience(who):
One-liner/Elevator Pitch(what):
Locations used(where): This can include Kiosk and any other areas (projections on floor, walls, Tommycam, other camera set-ups, ZSC link-up)
Project Summary(why): Defined experience, Benefits to Audience, Goals and Themes explored
Technical Specifications(how):Diagrams, explanations, equipment needed (addendum can be Budget)
Answering all those will get us all on the same page when we head into production, and make a handy proposal to hand/pitch to anyone who needs it.
Posted by jdillon at 01:48 PM | Comments (0)
"Echo, Narcissus, & Tivo" - Kiosk Ideas/Notions
I’ve spent some time around the kiosk and believe the “content” should be about the students themselves, rather than a political message and/or single point of view (expressed by us). Perhaps the best representation of this would be inspired by the notion of “Echo & Narcissus” as discussed by David Rokeby. I very much like the idea that the kiosk would be a type of mirror, that reflects and perhaps reinterprets what it sees. This reinterpretation could include time and/or the perception of time, as we discussed with the “Time Totem” concept. A portion of the user interface could function like Tivo as it is a familiar concept to many people. However, a “LBE Tivo” would be a novel twist on the theme. This coupled with graphic filters could produce artful imagery and a sense of user control and/or empowerment.
Posted by andrew at 11:42 AM | Comments (0)