In the project "Finding a Balanced Earth" I will explore the properties of balance and how difficult it is to create a balanced sustainable world. This will be an interactive way to explore the physics of nature and balance and how trying to find balance isnt easy and is part of our world. What does balance look like? What does balance feel like? What does balance sound like?
Why?
Everyone and everything in this world is not even. There are people who are rich and there are people who are poor. There are people whos stomachs are full and there are people who are dieing of starvation. There are countries with clean crisp air and there are places with polluted air making people sick. What I would be showcasing is that the world is not balanced nor is it an easy task to balance. You can try and try but you can only do so much. Every sense the beggining of time there has been an uneven balance bretween everything live here on earth.
THis topic is a growing topic which is becoming talked about and brought up more and more. The best way to do what we can to create a sustainable peaceful world is to spread awareness. This would be an engaging, interactive, fun way to get peoples minds thinking and help spread the word about problems in this world.
Where?
This issue is a global issue. You just need to watch the news or log onto to BBC to see that the world is not in balance. This issue effects everyone everyday in some way or another. The problem has been addressed and is addressed daily just not in the same way I am deciding to address it.
What?
Users will stand on a indo board to balance. An indo board is a piece of oval shaped wood ontop of a long cylinder. How the user balances on the board will control the visuals on a projected screen and sound from speakers.
Here is a video of a extremly advanced user using an indo board if you have never seen on before:
When a user balances on an indo board it wil roll/teeter back and fourth as they try to find there balance. As the board teeters left to right it will control visuals projected onto a screen displaying images of poverty, pollution, war and so on with clustered chattery noses...When the user is able to keep the board still and balanced the images/video displayed would be peaceful and happy with a consistent pleasing noise.
When?
Gannt Chart
Who?
As posted in another blog. Professor Jefferson Goolsby created a project that was sort of similar. He has lots of knowledge in interactivity and isadora. I plan to contact him to get his thoughts on the project. As of now I have no collaborators and do not see need for any yet.
Heres an example of Jeffs project.
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How?
The wii remote would be placed inside the roller under the board. From there the wii would talk to the computer using midi and isadora. Isadora would then run the information through a patch I would build then project the images onto a projected screen infront of the user and the sound through speakers in front of the user.
This is how my budget would look
Issues that may arise:
1. Is isadora the best program to use? I would need to learn MAXmsp better.
2. Figuring out the best way to get the wii remote inside the cylinder and still be able to turn it on and off.
3. Being able to afford my budget.
4. Safety if placed in public area.
5. Wil the board respond as I imagine?
I think this would be a great project to be displayed in a museum/art gallery. Right now I have the bangor children's museum in mind for starters. The only problem here is if younger children would be able to use it properly. I need to find my target audience and see who can adapt to using the indo board the best. Somewhere on campus in an busy area would be another great place to release the project. If iI could find space on campus to display my project I could set it up in the lord hall gallery or even a empty room somewhere and just advertise for people to stop by.
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