Research Topic :
Interactive Photo Installation
Theme:
Social innovation and new media
Background:
An interactive photo-installation usually will works with realtime images and face recognition software. The aim of this installation is to bring people closer together in a playfull way. Like many social networking tools on the internet, this installation enables you to connect with other people. It plays with the idea that the virtual world is replacing our social life and therefore wants people to connect in the real world again.
Why I choose this topic?
Camwhore is becomes a new trend in Malaysia. Definition of camwhores in Malaysia is differ from foreign country. Camwhore means anyone who is addicted to taking countless pictures of themselves to post on the internet. Pictures range from conservative face shots to explicit nude photos complete with visible sex acts. But in Malaysia, its means someone who likes taking pictures of himself/herself in all kinds of places. Self obsession is definitely there, but skin showing is not necessary in this context.
Source : Google Image
They are like to share their images on net and sharing it with public. This is proven by what I found ob net by simply type-in some keywords.
Uploading photos to internet means no privacy applicable on those photo anymore.
Problem Identification:
People who like camwhoring usually like to seek for attention and will use online social network services such as Facebook, MySpace and Friendster as their medium.
what is a social network service?
"A social network service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, e.g., who share interests and/or activities. A social network service essentially consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services." -Wikipedia
Aim and Objectives:
- To experiment how users react on camera
- To let users share the fun with the world
- To provide high technology experience to users
- To experiment on different ways of communicating and interacting
- To give users new experience of photo sharing
Motivation
Camwhoring activity and social networking services are much related to today's trends. So, I am trying to adapt this pop cultural into my project.
Ideation and Concept
User need to take their picture in a photobooth. Face detection will be use for this purpose. The picture taken will be immediately downloaded from the camera to the server and been shown on the screen. There will be 3 screens arranged in a row. The center one will be functioning as photo slide show. It will show an image for 5 seconds and change to next picture randomly. While the right and the left screen will be functioning as photo gallery. It shown the rest of the images taken and will be animated to always change the image shown. Other than that, the images will be automatically uploaded to Flickr site for users to download or share as a memento of this experience.
Review, Analysis and Precedence studies
The Images
images display
example of photobooth
Design Approach
Photographic, real-time interaction, face detection
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