#digitalinteraction

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Tested out fade effect for my installation. It allows for new shapes to be created with existing shapes.

Anna suggested I find a way to validate it’s use in some way. So far, it’s currently just a play tool. Ricardo says I need to work on the visual aspect. He also says that I need to find a way to get the back story of my project across. I’m looking into recording a number of people then using that material to show the process of ideation in a separate screen. Ricardo also mentioned that instead of forms, it can be used for logos where ease of change can be done. 

I decreased the size of the person to show focus on the shapes being made. I left it there, though, so that people can make a connection between the shapes they make and the motion that their body goes through in making it.

I’ve asked some of my friends to come in and give some feedback on the visual aspect of it. If I remember correctly, one is from product design and another is from spatial design. Although it’s not quite in the field of what I’m trying to do, they’ll sitll hve more design knowledge than I am and hopefully be able to come up with constructive criticism.

This is a recording of the feedback from the play test that I did with my peers. The video recording was done in screen capture so no audio was recorded.

The following possible applications were suggested by or derived from the participants of my play testing which were Jamie Kerr, Julian de Villiers, Lara Galea and Hayden Matheson.

Art Program

Expressive tool

Gesture measurement for Drama

Toddler lessons for interpreting shapes

Dance

Digital prop making