Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Journal 2: Mobile Device with Installation Art



1) UNNUMBERED SPARKS

The sculpture spanned 745 feet between buildings in downtown Vancouver, Canada from March 15-22, 2014 (map). At night, it came alive with illumination. 

Visitors with smartphones and tablets were able to paint vibrant beams of light across the sculpture at a remarkable scale: small movements on their phones became hundred foot long trails evolving and combining with fellow participants.

software part:
Unnumbered Sparks was built entirely in Google Chrome, with the help of WebGL and several modern web technologies.

in order to interact with the sculpture is by connect to their wi-fi and will be prompted to their website to

hardware part:
Unnumbered Sparks is projection mapped by multiple super bright  projectors






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.2) PICK N PLAY by mcdonalds

Pick n' Play is an interactive challenge where you can pick and play for your favorite McDonald's goodie.

software part:
the user has no requires to download any application but simply go to their website and the phone will verify that you are in the game location  and simply control the game through  your mobile device ,


hardware part:
the most important device is using personal smart devices to access the webpage and you will interact with the public billboard

Journal 1: kinect & Kinect 2.0

What is kinect?

Kinect is a line of motion sensing input devices that was produced by Microsoft for Xbox 360 and Xbox One video game consoles and Microsoft Windows PCs. 

It enables the users to control and interact with their consoles/computer without the use of the controllers through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.

COMPARISON BETWEEN KINECT AND KINECT 2.0



Ways to Use Kinect & Kinect 2.0

both kinect can be use in both interaction which is by motion and sound which to refer as by gesture and  voice command. 

Gestures
kinect can detect with motion but like other new devices it requires a gesture to perform a simple command such as hand swipe, grip, finger point and tap

Voice Command
kinect can be interact with a specific voice command which the device can understand but it depend on command its was given.   

Ways the Kinect & Kinect 2.0 works