Anumeha Patoria

The Controller:

Controller will be used to stretch (horizontally and vertically ) the shadow.

It puts out values (dynamic) that alters every subsequent frame leaving the past frames untouched.

Screen Dimensions

0.5m

2.4m

Inactive Area

Play Area

Projector

Kinect

Controller

Human

Visitor (1)

Visitor (2)

Kinect

Touch Designer

Controllers

Projector

LIVE

Technical Flow Chart:

The Screen:

5cm

95cm

290cm

5cm

Interface/software to perform all data manipulation.

Kinect

For depth sensing and human silhouettes.

To output shadows.

Projector

To be projected upon.

Translucent White Screen

Touch Designer

Arduino

To read values from 3D objects that are interacted with.

Ultrasonic sensor

To sense when some 3D objects that are interacted with.

3D Print, Acrylic and MDF

To make the mechanisms and casing for the Arduino and objects.

Setup & Layout

Laser cut MDF segments for platform

Joining the platform

Assembled movable object

Assembled Platform

Assembled Platform with Object

Added Arduino

Origami Explorations

Adding Origami

The Controller:

Stretch (vertical)

Stretch (horizontal)

Translating the intuitive action/interaction of pulling into stretch for the shadow.

The project had embodiment and artistic expression, but the tangible aspect and direct manipulation was still lacking.

We added an object to further explore direct manipulation.

Finalizing tangible Interactions

Object rough sketch and interaction planning.

The object can be used to manipulate the following shadow properties:

Stretch (horizontal)

Stretch (vertical)

Uniform Scaling

Using Object A2

Using Object B1

Explorations:

Message....

Much like how

shadows vary in size and

clarity but are always present,

our actions, whether significant or minor,

shape us and remain embedded in our unconscious, directing our future actions.

Installation allows participants to embody the interaction using their shadows, painting a picture with it, using both their bodies and their shadows as a paintbrush.

Where the surface is the manifestation of their being (ego + shadow).

Canvas painted during prototype.

The installation includes 3D object to enrich the shadow play, allowing for a more dynamic and tangible engagement.

interaction....

The project draws upon the concept of “unconscious” and intends to make participants aware of their “shadow self” .

(a concept by Swiss analytical psychologist Carl Jung),

Carl Jung, Analytical Psychologist

which encompasses the hidden parts of our identity.....

Inspiration

Intent....

The installation aims to materialize the concept that past actions influence future behaviors,

using shadows as a metaphor for actions and their psychological imprints.

Concept

Shadow as a medium

Shadows are omnipresent.
They are weaved into our cultures.

Although we cannot articulate it, but we can intuitively figure out how to manipulate them.

The metaphor has also been used to represent the repressed self in analytical psychology.

Affordances of shadow

Color

Multiplicity / Clone

Size and Sharpness

Interactions with shadows:

Writing / Touch Interaction

Size manipulation based on distance form the light source

Wipe Interaction

Explorations:

Much like how shadows vary in size and clarity yet persistently exist, our

actions, whether significant or minor, shape us an remain embedded in our

unconscious, influencing our future endeavors. The installation aims to

materialize the concept of our "shadow self".􀀀Participants are encouraged to

physically engage, utilizing their bodies and shadows as paintbrushes to craft

compositions on a screen. Akin to life where past actions influence future ones,

the decisions made at the outset dictate subsequent actions within the composition.

An Interactive Installation

Learning

Artistic Expression

Installation

Shadow

The installation creates an interactive experience where participants use their shadows to paint on a surface, with the opacity varying based on their proximity to the light source and number of overlaps.