Some research images/projects....
http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/
I also produced some photography in Year One using glow sticks which created some really interesting effect.
Thursday 23 December 2010
LEDs...
Thinking of new ways to map out movement. Considering building an LED system - practising programming/arduino/electronics and possibly making something really interesting as I think I could program the lights to show a path flow through a space - perhaps multiple paths at the same time.
Some research images/projects....
http://graffitiresearchlab.com/projects/led-throwies/
http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/
http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Light-Drawing-Pens-Tools-for-drawing-light-do/
http://www.devicedaily.com/misc/amazing-japan-winter-light-show-features-45-million-leds.html
http://www.scienceprog.com/wp-content/uploads/2006i/Dot_LED_Matrix/LED_Matrix_To_LPT_screen.gif
I also produced some photography in Year One using glow sticks which created some really interesting effect.
Some research images/projects....
http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/
I also produced some photography in Year One using glow sticks which created some really interesting effect.
2 day film project
So, for a two day film brief i made this short 2 minute film around my project subject. It is a collection of moments where individuals are avoiding each others eyes while being in close proximity. It almost serves as an observation of my fascination of behaviour in a public space.
http://vimeo.com/18056983
Tutors commented how the film changes the reality of the subject that is filmed, and makes people appear like actors.
http://vimeo.com/18056983
Tutors commented how the film changes the reality of the subject that is filmed, and makes people appear like actors.
Sunday 12 December 2010
Thursday 2 December 2010
Idea makers
Well....during my lost afternoon I spoke to my friend who is a software developer about RSS feeds and he pointed me in the right direction. Tweeting has become a huge revolution in communication and giving the world your thoughts openly. I want to try and make one. See how hard it is. So.... I did some digging and found a way to extract twitter data into a spreadsheet - which could further be used for programming - if I find a way to translate the data. I also looked into extracting it onto webpages....Twitter has its own 'widgets' allowing you to extract particular tweets, which I have done as you can see on the right I made one to see what people are saying about the London snow. >>>>
This will be kept in mind. As my friend said: there are idea makers and the people who do it.
I want to be BOTH.
http://www.brelson.com/2009/11/using-google-spreadsheets-to-extract-twitter-data/
http://twitter.com/about/resources/widgets/widget_search
This will be kept in mind. As my friend said: there are idea makers and the people who do it.
I want to be BOTH.
http://www.brelson.com/2009/11/using-google-spreadsheets-to-extract-twitter-data/
http://twitter.com/about/resources/widgets/widget_search
LOST (the awkward english silence)
Ok so...this week i am very lost. Last week during the FREEZING period prior to the snow I went and observed for three hours in London Bridge station doing sketches and taking ten pictures every ten minutes or so. I got around 200 photos, along with a number of videos showing the movement of people through the main part of the station. I did gain a much greater understanding to the way people move through this space compared to my rough guesses for my model:
I discovered there is a fast lane and a slow lane, and the waiting area in the middle. Some people stop on the edge of the waiting area for only a few seconds before continuing while others take a little longer.
Also the trans-fiction on the board, even though when they are waiting for ten minutes. I guess its a bit like the eye contact thing on the tube. Avoid small talk at all costs. Look at the board, look at the board, look around, look at the floor, look around - oo that's a nice coat - - oops caught someones eye, LOOK AWAY! (pretend to be generally looking around.....) and such like. Fair enough people may not feel like talking to complete strangers, but since when did people become SO uncomfortable. Its quite absurd. I have observed on several occasions complete strangers starting up a conversation about their lives on a train. I guy sat opposite me on a
train back from college and asked to play hangman. That felt very random. I also met an interesting guy who did market research in my local town and told me all about the jobs he did - such as getting people to taste test haagen daaz ice cream.
After consideration I would suggest the expectations and perceived intentions of a stranger scare people from ever talking to strangers. People expect a reason for the interaction, and it is very difficult for any interaction whatsoever when everyone tries their hardest to prevent it occurring. I think its fascinating how people in such close proximity try so hard to ignore each other. Perhaps there could be a way to give people a reason to interact....a game, comment about an event etc etc. I am quite a shy person in new sitatuions with new people, however I learned since coming to London that talking to people, even randomly to show an interest in them is much more interesting even if you are only with them for a short time. You never know what you might learn or hear about. Even if its boring as hell you can make an effort to leave. The awkward English silence.
I discovered there is a fast lane and a slow lane, and the waiting area in the middle. Some people stop on the edge of the waiting area for only a few seconds before continuing while others take a little longer.
Also the trans-fiction on the board, even though when they are waiting for ten minutes. I guess its a bit like the eye contact thing on the tube. Avoid small talk at all costs. Look at the board, look at the board, look around, look at the floor, look around - oo that's a nice coat - - oops caught someones eye, LOOK AWAY! (pretend to be generally looking around.....) and such like. Fair enough people may not feel like talking to complete strangers, but since when did people become SO uncomfortable. Its quite absurd. I have observed on several occasions complete strangers starting up a conversation about their lives on a train. I guy sat opposite me on a
train back from college and asked to play hangman. That felt very random. I also met an interesting guy who did market research in my local town and told me all about the jobs he did - such as getting people to taste test haagen daaz ice cream.
After consideration I would suggest the expectations and perceived intentions of a stranger scare people from ever talking to strangers. People expect a reason for the interaction, and it is very difficult for any interaction whatsoever when everyone tries their hardest to prevent it occurring. I think its fascinating how people in such close proximity try so hard to ignore each other. Perhaps there could be a way to give people a reason to interact....a game, comment about an event etc etc. I am quite a shy person in new sitatuions with new people, however I learned since coming to London that talking to people, even randomly to show an interest in them is much more interesting even if you are only with them for a short time. You never know what you might learn or hear about. Even if its boring as hell you can make an effort to leave. The awkward English silence.
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