Year: 2023
Duration: 3 months
Project Type: motion capture, Live Performance
Project Overview
An interactive motion capture project that uses the audience's own moments and live performances to create visually stunning and emotionally evocative shadows on a big screen.
Description
This project focuses on the creation of motion capture technology experiences. The audience will be invited to participate in an interactive performance that will help them connect with their shadows and express their inner selves. The motion capture technology will be utilized to store the audience's performance and used to create creative shadows and generative audio matching their energy. The resulting animation will be set to a commissioned music score and enhanced with visual effects.
Objective
To make the audience reflect on themselves, reminding them that even when they're tired, there will always be a shadow to protect them. So, there's no need to fear wearing masks in life sometime.
The Process
The creative process for this project begins with research into the users' performance, focusing on the technology to capture it. With the help of my Professors, Sven Ortel and Tejaswi Gowda, I learned about various motion capture technologies and how to establish a network connection to transfer this information to the computer.
Technologies and Hardwares
Touchdesigner
MS Kinect SDK
epson Projection
17' x 10' Screen
Logic Pro X
2 Channel Stereo Speakers
Final Live Performance Video