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is an invisible three-dimensional interface before the participant.
Within the interface are eight horizontal rows, five vertical rows
at two levels, front and rear, of invisible switches 480 in total,
which the participant can control by "touching" the switches which
operate the light and sounds from a device in front. Before the
participant is a frame 8' in height, 13' wide, and 10' deep in which
there are arranged again 480 (10/6/8) copper pipes with motors and
light bulbs. As the participant "touches" the invisible switches
the pipe which corresponds to that switch emits sound and a light
comes on.
The movement of the hand is captured
by cameras to the front and side of the participant and sent to
the computer as location information through the Hyperscratch
Controller (original device) after which it is converted into
MIDI signals, which in turn by the MIDI relay driver turns the
switch on or off, causing the light bulbs to turn off and on,and
activate the motor to hit the copper pipe to make sounds.
This endeavors to develop an
interface which anyone can operate at will, freely in a three-dimensional
space, as well as produce such an interface which emits light
and sound.
The interface exists within a
three-dimensional space and enables the participant to operate
the devices without using one's hands; freely and unhampered.
Furthermore, the objects to be operated are spread out in a three-dimensional
space and provides the participant with a new experience, namely
to operate a mechanized device in a separate place. The activated
sound is not made by a computer but the sound of a copper pipe
hit by a motor accompanied by a flashing light, and will be a
refreshing change to the ears of people accustomed to hearing
computerized or digitalized sound.Computers and digitalized equipment
is used to detect hand movement and activate the light and sound,
but is not seen by the participant. The theme of this object is
the physical movement of the participant's hand and the simple
but meaningful sound of the copper pipe, and the light. This expresses
and symbolizes my personal philosophy that computers andother
high-tech equipment, as it supports our daily lives, should not
have a strong visual presence.
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