Projection Mapping Prototype

This video is a documentation of the prototype done for the course "Embedded Systems and Interaction Design" at National Institute of Design, India.

Hardware: Sharp XR-10S DLP Projector
Software: Autodesk Maya and VPT 4.1

Team members:
Sures Kumar
Promila Roychoudhury

Acknowledgments:
Khakhar Jignesh
Nagar Bhaumik
Panchal Ujjval
Pathan Arshad

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FRAMEWORKS

FRAMEWORKS is an interactive installation based on the principle of mixed reality, which tries to enhance the meaning of an architectural space. We tried achieving it by developing a game, where a virtual character plays with the real space, walls and depth.

This video is a documentation of the display for the course "Embedded Systems and Interaction Design" at National Institute of Design, India.

Hardware: Arduino duemilanove - ATmega168, 3 axis Accelerometer, 1 axis Gyroscope and Sharp XR-10S DLP Projector
Software: Processing 1.0 and Autodesk Maya

Team members: Sures Kumar and Promila Roychoudhury
Project co-ordinator: Jignesh Khakhar
Guide: Ujjval Panchal and Bhaumik Nagar
Electronics guidance: Arshad Pathan

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Microcosm - National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar after a rainy day [HD]

Location: National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar (PG Campus)
Date: July 2010
Camera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1/B

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VR Glove Prototype v 2 0 Ping Pong Game with Physical Boundaries

This video is a documentation of the prototype "Ping Pong Game with Physical boundaries on an architectural wall" done for the course "Embedded Systems and Interaction Design" at National Institute of Design, India.

Hardware: Arduino, 3 axis Accelerometer and Gyroscope
Software: Processing 1.0

Team members: Sures Kumar and Promila Roychoudhury
Project co-ordinator: Jignesh Khakhar
Guide: Ujjval Panchal and Bhaumik Nagar
Electronics guidance: Arshad Pathan

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VR Glove - Prototype v 1.0 (Navigating in 3 dimensional space)

This video is a documentation of the prototype done for the course "Embedded Systems and Interaction Design" at National Institute of Design, India.

Hardware: Arduino, 3 axis Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Force Pressure Sensor (FPS)
Software: Processing 1.0

Team members: Sures Kumar and Promila Roychoudhury
Project co-ordinator: Jignesh Khakhar
Guide: Ujjval Panchal and Bhaumik Nagar
Electronics guidance: Arshad Pathan

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Sound Design by Rajivan Ayyappan in NID, Gandhinagar (PG Campus)

We had a Sound Design Workshop by Rajivan Ayyappan. We were exposed to concepts like soundscape, sound mapping etc.. In the first few days, he made us roam around the campus and near by areas to observe different kinds of sounds generated naturally. Further we were asked to collect any waste / useless material from campus and explore various possibilities of generating unique sounds from it. Initially we were trying to make sounds with patterns which were sounding good but he encouraged us to get rid of the patterns and generate sounds which are absract in nature.

In the end of the course, we did a 10 minutes performance in Bubble Square, NID Gandhinagar Campus. Even though none of the students from other departments understood what we are trying to perform, they gathered around, enjoyed and applauded.

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First milestone achieved in my multitouch project :-)

This video was shot when the blobs were visible for the first time after some 4-5 days of hardwork :-)

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Widescreen wallpapers from crazy drawings

Hi guys..
Its been a long time since I blogged..
Was involved in an animation project (link). Will put a blog post explaining that very soon..
Recently I have been learning a lot about art history and stuffs like that.. I have always wondered what all those great paintings mean and why they are valued soo much.. in short I was basically trying to learn “art appreciation”
Saw Pollock, Frida and Incognito and was truly inspired.
From my childhood, I have always been trying to replicate scenaries, potraits, cartoons etc on the name of drawing.. have never really tried to create something on my own.. in fact no one really appreciated that in my environment.. the more a potrait looks real, the more people appreciated it.. now after watching all these great artist’s works, I came to know that all these guys had their own style… I mean its very unique. Some trying to express in a new way.. some trying to create a new language and all that..
Then after long discussions with my room mate, I dedided to discover whats my style or way of expression..
One of my very good friend presented me a camel soft pastels. So started exploring by drawing crazy drawings daily… I really enjoyed this process.. had no aims as such.. no rules.. no one to impress.. I even went to the extent of pouring odomos ointment, soap and mud over the canvas.. was really awesome.. felt like a kid.. you wont believe, most of the drawings were having elements what I already know.. I mean there was hardly anything new.. felt very disappointing.. but didn give up.. kept drawing again and again.. in diff moods.. tried to express anger, passion, love, hunger, irritation etc.. was a good excersise I guess..
In the later drawings, slowly something new started popping up.. I really got excited.. but again it was very less..
Nearly after 3 weeks, now I am understanding how difficult it is to come up with a unique style in art.
Did some photoshop works on these drawings.. was real fun.. loved those bright colours.. have never really enjoyed drawing and colours like this till now.. created some widescreen wallpapers from the drawings. Have listed few of them… will keep adding.. my exploration will never end until I figure out my own style…

These are some of the original drawings from which all the above wallpapers were made.. all are drawn in camel soft pastels (something like crayons)
























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