The following message was posted to: dance-tech I apoligize for writing again. I wanted to introduce you to an associate of mine who works primarily in 3-D using a 3-D camera. We recently did a video together in a 3-D environment. Daniel Sternklar: dan@view3d.tv; http://www.view3d.tv. Best regards, Maida Withers > -----Original Message----- > From: dance-tech@dancetechnology.org > [mailto:dance-tech@dancetechnology.org]On Behalf Of socrates yiannoudes > (by way of dance-tech-admin@dancetechnology.org) > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 7:05 PM > To: Multiple recipients of dance-tech > Subject: [dance-tech] Re: dance- tech in architectural design > > > The following message was posted to: dance-tech > > Dear Johannes, > I am really glad that my request in the dance-tech > archive gave you food for thought and might lead to a > useful dialogue and exchange of ideas on the subject. > I have to admit that my research is still in a > preliminary stage as far as the dance-tech element is > concerned. The whole idea of using technologies to > interprete human movement into spatial configurations > and other properties of space is still a bit distant > for me. Let me explain my research question first: > > My inquiry is placed in the context of spatial > perception in REAL architectural space. > I am interested in exploring the kinesthetic aspects > of perception of space and propose a method to address > them throughout the design process. I want to explore > a design method by which to produce architecture able > to enhance the kinesthetic aspects of spatial > perception. I am arguing that traditional design > methods (like design by drawing/sketching) tend to > address only the visual and physical aspects of > architecture and neglect the bodily/perceptual aspects > of architecture (sensory space). Therefore, I am > proposing the use of the expressive movements of the > body (a form of gestural design) as a design method > that, I assume, can express and demonstrate the > kinesthetic aspects of the architecture. This will be > achieved by enacting-imitating the kinesthetic > interactions of the user with the architecture > throughout the design process, and somehow translating > them into spatial > properties/deformations/configurations. > > This is why I have turned to dance-technology, in > order to find out what aspects of body movement > current technologies can track and capture, and how > they can manipulate and interprete them. > > My personal idea is that 3D digital animations of > preliminary architectural spaces will be primarily > designed (3D Studio) and then the > designer's/performer's movement will influence their > shape and configuration creating the final design > outcome. The question how and with what criteria the > interactions/movements will be translated and applied > onto the digital architectural space deforming it, > remains, in a large degree, a question to me as well. > That is why I have been looking into the movement > analysis literatures (Laban and so on) to understand > the structure and elements of human movement. Because > the possibilities are numerous and the ideas can be > infinite I have to narrow down my process by > determining precisely which aspect of human movement I > want to analyse and translate (is it dynamic aspects? > Spatial aspects? Is it the amount of tension in a > particular action? Is it the rhythm of this action? > The flow?) and which features of the architectural > space will be influenced and changed/deformed . > However this means that I have to construct my own > software/hardware, something that I have not the > skills and time to do. Therefore I think I will be > looking for existing technologies (whichever seems > more suitable ), and apply those onto my process and > take advantage of their existing potential to track > and translate parameters of body movement. So any > responses/ideas/suggestions from the dance community > are very welcome. Looking forward to them. > > Friendly regards > Socrates Yiannoudis > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > ---------------------------------------- > The Dance-Tech mailing list has recently moved to a new address. > To post a > message, send email to dance-tech@dancetechnology.org. To > unsubscribe, send > email to lists@dancetechnology.org, with the words "unsubscribe > dance-tech" in > the message body. > ---------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------- The Dance-Tech mailing list has recently moved to a new address. To post a message, send email to dance-tech@dancetechnology.org. To unsubscribe, send email to lists@dancetechnology.org, with the words "unsubscribe dance-tech" in the message body. ----------------------------------------
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