Flock of Birds

Above images explore the nature of ‘flock of birds’. Augmented reality of natural surroundings, an example of ‘flocking birds’ through the sky embraces the characteristic of birds behaviour influenced by the external impact. The concept is developed by means of social, spatial and contextual creations by ‘digitally’ formed birds. It attempts to intimate everyday life, expressing qualities of how flock of birds react in certain situations. At present, mapping of mouseX is created to suggest a drastic movement path of attracting or swaying a flock of birds from one point to another. MouseY is mapped in accordance to the impact it has from the external interference of wind or predator.

Digitally created ‘flock of birds’ is created by an interesting composition of forms developed by means of rotation speed, wind speed and flapping speed. The flock of birds are mapped to move simulatenously as a pack.

“Intimations of Everyday Life” Anne Galloway

This article explores the ubiguitous computing and the city, interestingly via means of social and cultural perspectives enhancing the invisible and exposing the mundane theories. The primary viewpoints of ubiquitous computing is critically analyised by sociality, spatialization, temporalization and contextual aspects that support it.

‘Calm technology’ is introduced in the article, a term used outside of conscious awareness, a notion that is not completely absent until we actively focus on it. Interestingly, people are not familiar with the present technology that we are surrounded by.

‘Augmented reality’ enhances our impressions of everyday objects in our surroundings, refected upon objects and people in the world. More awareness of reality and ‘virtual reality’ changes the persectives of how we view certain objects and people we encounter.

Class Presentation

Some presentations demonstrate a extraordinary level of experiments. Not only uses one Wiimote, but also the Numchuck. One experiment uses a funnel to co-ordinate the limited rotation area. Another uses the interaction of the Wiiremote and Numbchuck strapped on one arm. Spinning the Wiiremote in the air by the strap becomes an intense acceleration of all axis x, y and z. 

Processing

Justin,

I have a technical problem with vista on laptop. Some of my icons on desktop have turned into Adobe Acrobat File, including some of the pde (processor) files. Is this something to do with the settings on my desktop. The problem is the acceleration and wiigraph files are now adobe acrobat format.

Tomoko

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What is Justin’s email address??