The development of this technology was mainly conducted by Stuart. We used a proximity sensor to sense if somebody is walking on the grass. If it picks up somebody walking underground it plays the visualisation Joe made. One of the hardest things about the development of this project was getting android talking to flash. Below is a video of the project working.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Friday, 5 October 2012
History
This project is to be based around the Devonport Wall, which currently stands as a barrier through the middle of the area of Devonport.
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Thursday, 4 October 2012
Research
Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard first came up with the theory of path of desire in his book "The Poetics of space". His theory was that people move though the space how they want to. The track people leave behind should be encouraged. People should be allowed to walk where they desire and do things they desire. These are a thing of beauty a way for us to leave a lasting mark.
Path of desire
This is a typical path of desire a short cut though the grass to get to the other side quicker. You have to wonder if they see these man made paths and know that where people want to walk. Why not just put a path there.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzWh2OVF_llk_t3uFGbKBnKNQKD_jqQCngj9N2xygwNhwIXnoYoa4PLVpNpYKbmg8xTFcfr0_uAdclwp9cM-8JJJvr4Ksj4AaVlbEN8_qvs5Zv9PFVQ4spU-JvZwy7u9MxMSTtQRsi3ZT/s1600/desire_path.jpg
http://vimeo.com/30197847
Hinduism Philosophy
I really like this philosophy it implies not only do people make these paths to get somewhere quickly but they also get a pleasure out of making them. It also tell us that we shouldn't stop someone using these paths we should encourage them, we should feed into their desire.
This is a lovely quote saying that no matter what people do they leave line and imprints everywhere they go. We all make some lasting impression on the world, that a nice thought that we will all be remembered in a way.
“As walking, talking, and gesticulating creatures, human beings create lines everywhere they go.” -Tim Ingold, Lines: A Brief History
Another thing I found out when I was doing my research is that centre park in New York is totally design by desire paths. They left the whole park as grass and let people walk on it and then built the paths following the desire lines. How amazing is that! You can say you had a hand in developing the park, you were able to change something in the world and be park of the reason something was built like it is. I think that truly is amazing to be apart of something so magic in a way.
Gaston Bachelard first came up with the theory of path of desire in his book "The Poetics of space". His theory was that people move though the space how they want to. The track people leave behind should be encouraged. People should be allowed to walk where they desire and do things they desire. These are a thing of beauty a way for us to leave a lasting mark.
Path of desire
This is a typical path of desire a short cut though the grass to get to the other side quicker. You have to wonder if they see these man made paths and know that where people want to walk. Why not just put a path there.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzWh2OVF_llk_t3uFGbKBnKNQKD_jqQCngj9N2xygwNhwIXnoYoa4PLVpNpYKbmg8xTFcfr0_uAdclwp9cM-8JJJvr4Ksj4AaVlbEN8_qvs5Zv9PFVQ4spU-JvZwy7u9MxMSTtQRsi3ZT/s1600/desire_path.jpg
Definition
A desire line normally refers to a worn path showing where people naturally walk. Desire lines are an ultimate expression of human desire or natural purpose. An optimal way to design pathways in accordance with natural human behaviour, is to not design them at all. Simply plant grass seed and let the erosion inform you about where the paths need to be. Stories abound of university campuses being constructed without any pathways to them. Planners responsible earn great respect for their cunning in allowing the desire lines to form before finalizing the construction of the paved pathways. Reconstruction of paths across Central Park in New York was famously based on this approach.
http://www.litsl.com/personal/commercial_success_by_looking_for_desire_lines.pdf
Example
This is a video that show you how paths of desire are created and give you an example of different path that can form.
Example
This is a video that show you how paths of desire are created and give you an example of different path that can form.
http://vimeo.com/30197847
Hinduism Philosophy
I really like this philosophy it implies not only do people make these paths to get somewhere quickly but they also get a pleasure out of making them. It also tell us that we shouldn't stop someone using these paths we should encourage them, we should feed into their desire.
- The Path of Desire--the twin goals are pleasure and success; nothing is gained by repressing these desires--in fact we might be worse if at some point we do not seek desire.
http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/purpose.html
This is a lovely quote saying that no matter what people do they leave line and imprints everywhere they go. We all make some lasting impression on the world, that a nice thought that we will all be remembered in a way.
“As walking, talking, and gesticulating creatures, human beings create lines everywhere they go.” -Tim Ingold, Lines: A Brief History
Another thing I found out when I was doing my research is that centre park in New York is totally design by desire paths. They left the whole park as grass and let people walk on it and then built the paths following the desire lines. How amazing is that! You can say you had a hand in developing the park, you were able to change something in the world and be park of the reason something was built like it is. I think that truly is amazing to be apart of something so magic in a way.
http://www.cringel.com/files/images/central-park-usa-new-york-flickr.com-photos-retokurmann.jpg
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Final idea
The final idea of the project we decided to focus and research paths of desire. We thought it was interesting how people interactive and moved though the grass. We wanted to encourage students to walk across the grass and follow their desires. So we decided to make a visualisation in flash of a flower growing every time someone walks across the grass. This visualisation will be placed on a screen in the university.
I believe that the installation should be somewhere where students can interactive with it in real time. Something that is going to make it exciting and fun to walk across the grass. I am not sure how exciting a flower growing is going to be as a animation to engage people, but this is what the group wants to do.
This is a mock up for the flower that will be used in the animation. I believe its bright colours will catch people attention and make them want to interact with the flower more. The flower could also grow in a curve to make it more entertaining instead of growing straight up.
I believe that the installation should be somewhere where students can interactive with it in real time. Something that is going to make it exciting and fun to walk across the grass. I am not sure how exciting a flower growing is going to be as a animation to engage people, but this is what the group wants to do.
This is a mock up for the flower that will be used in the animation. I believe its bright colours will catch people attention and make them want to interact with the flower more. The flower could also grow in a curve to make it more entertaining instead of growing straight up.
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Brief & Ideas
The brief was pretty open. We have to create a project that uses an arduino sensor. We could use any sensors we could get our hands on. They did recommend sometime simpler is better. We like the idea of using a simple sensor.
The ideas
We came up with many idea in the lecture. We decided to create a project that works with flash or a game, as Joe has great knowledge of both. We throw around a lot of idea before we settled on our final idea.
One of the possible ideas was, having a camera on one side of the campus then when it sensored someone it took a photo and send it to a different location on campus. It could even have effect added onto it, so it made it creepy and more interesting. I really liked this idea, I though we could get some really interesting effects and reactions. However we deiced that it might be to hard to do in 2 weeks and wanted to do something more simple.
Another idea that we came up with was having a sensor that detectes when someone is near to headstone and projecting onto it so you can see the writing. The purpose of this is so you can visit your loved one even if it is dark. A big problem with this is a lot of grave yards are locked at night and not everyone in the group was comfortable with mess around in the grave yard.
We finally settled on basing our project upon paths of desires. We wanted to use pressure pads to see how many people walk across the space. Then create a animation in flash to make people relise what they were doing to the grass and how they were effecting it.
The ideas
We came up with many idea in the lecture. We decided to create a project that works with flash or a game, as Joe has great knowledge of both. We throw around a lot of idea before we settled on our final idea.
One of the possible ideas was, having a camera on one side of the campus then when it sensored someone it took a photo and send it to a different location on campus. It could even have effect added onto it, so it made it creepy and more interesting. I really liked this idea, I though we could get some really interesting effects and reactions. However we deiced that it might be to hard to do in 2 weeks and wanted to do something more simple.
Another idea that we came up with was having a sensor that detectes when someone is near to headstone and projecting onto it so you can see the writing. The purpose of this is so you can visit your loved one even if it is dark. A big problem with this is a lot of grave yards are locked at night and not everyone in the group was comfortable with mess around in the grave yard.
We finally settled on basing our project upon paths of desires. We wanted to use pressure pads to see how many people walk across the space. Then create a animation in flash to make people relise what they were doing to the grass and how they were effecting it.
Inspirational business
Mutant labs
My inspirational business I wanted to write about is Mutant Labs. They are my inspiration because they came from I-DAT did the same course as me and made a business out of what they learned. They specialise in creating Flash Games & iPhone Apps and have become very successful in the last 3 years. They have also been active in the local community, teaching at the university, sitting on the board of 'Designed in Devon' and spreading knowledge in youth workshops. These are things that I think are important in a company. They got their break and they are giving back to the community and this to me is a great thing to do in business.
http://www.mutantlabs.com/about
My inspirational business I wanted to write about is Mutant Labs. They are my inspiration because they came from I-DAT did the same course as me and made a business out of what they learned. They specialise in creating Flash Games & iPhone Apps and have become very successful in the last 3 years. They have also been active in the local community, teaching at the university, sitting on the board of 'Designed in Devon' and spreading knowledge in youth workshops. These are things that I think are important in a company. They got their break and they are giving back to the community and this to me is a great thing to do in business.
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