Tuesday, September 30, 2003

[ via BBC ]

"The computers track movement, the speed of movement defines the intensity of the brush stroke and the acceleration defines the saturation of the colour"

It's a new way of creating three dimensional painting for digital artists," he told the BBC programme Go Digital.

"It's also useful for contemporary dancers. They like to improvise and can watch the visual feedback they create when dancing instead of dancing with pre-recorded videos."

The system can also be programmed to produce sounds, again just by tracking the body's movements.

"Height defines the frequency of the sound produced. As you wave your hands up in the air the pitch gets higher, as you crouch down on the floor you hear a low frequency thud," said Professor Ip.

"The result is a 3D sound generated by a four-speaker system."

No doubt I will see this incorporated into the latest arcade games on George Street before long!

Jon 5:23 PM Permalink