Revised Project 3

To start with and to make myself clear, I am doing IF/Else for my project


My top TWO ideas
- Video - Black Background, Left frame something happens which influences the right frame
    OR
- Program - If the user selects something on the left side then something corresponds to that action in the right side
    OR
- Program - Have the same visual setup as the video but include interaction. This would be in the form of the Microsoft Kinect or a Wii controller.

Cost/Equipment plan
Equipment                                          Cost
- Pencil                                              $0.00
- Paper                                              $0.00
- Camera                                           $0.00
- Computer                                        $0.00
- Flash drive                                       $0.00
- Video editing software                       $0.00
- Programming program (possibly)        $0.00
- Clay model (if I decide to animate)      unknown

Total cost = Free (dependent on model costs)

Checklist/Plan for Project 3
1. Decide whether to use a video or a program or interaction with body controllers - DONE2. Think of the key events that are to happen in the video/program.
3. Plan them out in a sort of storyboard.
4. IF video is chosen then have a video in the left frame that affects the video in the right frame.
5. ELSE create a program that goes IF a user selects something on the left side then the person/video/object does something on the right side.

I have chosen to go with the VIDEO idea for my project.

Revised time management plan
13/05/2011         Decide whether video or program or interaction with body controllers - DONE
19/05/2011         Have all the ideas sorted out for what I am going to do in the video or program
23/05/2011         Have filmed/created all the reactions to interactions or events
25/05/2011         Have finished the main part of the project
26/05/2011         Have my 200-300 word description of my piece completed
If I am ahead of schedule I would quite like to incorporate the interaction into my project.

My Project idea.

The layout of my video will be a black background with two frames of video in the centre. The left video will influence the right video frame. The left video frame will have a traffic light like symbol but in the shape of something sound related (see example below) and the right frame will display according to the results of the left frame. It will be a collection of voices and conversations that start quiet and increase in volume until when it reaches a certain volume, the 'traffic light' will turn red and the sound will rapidly trail off. Then after 10 or so (currently undecided) seconds the light will turn green and the  noises will start up again.

This is the approximate layout of how I would like the video to look at this stage.


And here is a rough animated edit/draft of what will happen. Wait 10 seconds to see it.

My pseudo Code

IF (Volume equals minimum volume){

then symbol turn green

and volume increase to maxamum

}

ELSE IF (volume equals maximum volume){

then symbol turn red

and volume decrease to minimum

then wait 10 seconds

}