A couple more ideas that we discussed tonight relating to the mind control project:
1.) Grilled-cheese making machine. If you do a bad job concentrating, your grilled cheese sandwich will come out half-made, or worse, it will have the plastic still on the cheese slice!
2.) Rube Goldberg type music machine, in which certain brain activity activates part of the machine, bring cohesive tunes to otherwise chaotic noise.
Other ideas involved intricate light displays or audio effects. Next week we start prototyping mechanisms and soon we'll work with the developer's kit and learn how to measure the brain activity.
Ciao for now.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Brainstorming for the Brain Project
Since our mini-grant project for An Art Affair was so well received, we decided to carry on with an an even bigger interactive mind-control exhibit for Party on the Edge. Last time, we used an EEG set that could measure concentration level, which we basically used as one input. Now, we'll have a more sophisticated pair of headsets which can measure focus/concentration, meditation (which is characteristically composed of different waves than focusing), and blinking (myoelectric activity). We will also be using the developer's kit, so instead of just hacking into a toy, this time we'll have access to a lot of raw brain wave data...which has the potential for all sorts of interesting art!
Soon, we will have narrowed down on a concept. For now, here are some ideas we're throwing around:
Basically, we want to go for something engaging on a large scale. Here are some sketches of more ideas:
Soon, we will have narrowed down on a concept. For now, here are some ideas we're throwing around:
- Mindcontrol fireworks. (Perhaps will use an LED display to mimic the pyrotechnics).
- Orbs with changing light intensities (focus), that levitate (meditation), and move in circles (blinking).
- Environmental vibrations based on brain wave patterns.
- Large platforms which move the participants: closer to each other, levitating, around each other.
- Old school TV with static which clears as the users focus (revealing a surprise).
An image from this site relates to the first two ideas (3D LED display): http://www.vimeo.com/1762821
- Old school TV with static which clears as the users focus (revealing a surprise).
An image from this site relates to the first two ideas (3D LED display): http://www.vimeo.com/1762821
Basically, we want to go for something engaging on a large scale. Here are some sketches of more ideas:
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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