Waterwall

Waterwall is a project that explores technology's place in public spaces, particularly as a tool for fostering new kinds of interactions.

http://waterwall.org
http://bash.am/portfolio/waterwall/

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Undergraduate capstone project for the New Media program at IUPUI. In collaboration with Tony Dewan.

Transcript

1. by Chris Basham & Tony Dewan
3. Goals
4. public spaces + physical computing installation art + the internet
5. Push the boundaries of what New Media means
6. Foster new kinds of interactions in public spaces
7. Scott Snibbe Camille Utterback Jonathan Harris
8. What we didn’t know Hardware Sensors HCI
9. Advisors Dr. Polly Baker Susan Tennant Dr. Richard Edwards Skip Comer
10. 5Ideas
11. Waterwall PING Platform MiracleGrow Gardener Rainfall
12. Waterwall PING Platform MiracleGrow Gardener Rainfall
13. Waterwall PING Platform MiracleGrow Gardener Rainfall
14. What is Waterwall?
16. presence = water level motion = waves
17. Messaging Platform
18. Messaging Platform Come play with me!
19. Messaging Platform What do you call a fish without eyes? Come play with me!
20. Messaging Platform What do you call a fish without eyes? Whoa there tiger! Come play with me!
22. How it’s Done
23. ActionScript 3
24. C++ - OpenFrameworks www.openframeworks.cc Java - Processing www.processing.org
25. ActionScript 3 - AIR www.adobe.com/products/air/
26. Server Video Processing Client Visualization Input Camera
27. camera source motion = compared frames presence = active surface area
28. Sensors
30. What’s Next?
31. Long term installation?
32. Twitter Achievements Streaming
33. by Chris Basham & Tony Dewan
34. Questions?
35. Answers!