mid-term

NEW SOCIAL CONNECTIONS human connection & emotions

yvonne, output for thesis/media environment studio, 2020-1 supervisor - davidhall

ABSTRACT Background

Human connection is importa important role in human conn

Purpose

1. Find a new way to enhance 2. Represent what human con

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Experimental Projects

related to social c

ant to our overall wellbeing. Nowadays social media plays an nection.

e human connection nnection is through new media

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Thinking and Next Stage

T A B LE O F CON_ TENTS a b ou t exp e rim e n t a l p ro j e c t s

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Infinite Loop

3D Model, Photo Processing, and Filming #Mobius #Kaleidoscope #Mirrors Effect

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Red Thread

2D Interaction and Filming #Plexus #Human Interaction

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Digital Shadow

3D Model, Photo Processing, and Photography #Visual System of Status(sociable or not) #Way of Interaction

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Facial Expression

FaceOSC, Processing 3, Max MSP, 3D Model, Special Effects #Facial Expression Recognition #Visual System of Emotion

OUTPUT 2020-1 >>>

Infinite Loop #Mobius #Kaleidoscope #Mirrors Initial Concept

For many of us, that loop is simply checking in on your smartphone, which quickly becomes a loop of also checking email, Facebook, Instagram, or whatever else.

Output 1 Kaleidoscope Effect on Photos/Videos

Tool: Adobe Premiere

Output 2 Mirror Effect on Photos/Videos

Tool: Adobe Premiere

Output 3 3D City Bending

Tool: Autodesk Maya

Output 4 Mobius Band Floating Upon the City

Tool: Autodesk Maya

Red Thread #Plexus #Interaction Initial Concept

People have connections anytime and anywhere even though they do not know each other. I tried to track people’s location to make this connection visible.

Philosophy

It’s about the social group. Normally you will have new friends in different phases of yo keep updating.

Intro

It’s a mouse pressed event. White lines are others’ social networks. When you click/pre

our life, meanwhile, you’ll lose some friends too. Depending on your status, your social network is

ess the mouse, you can connect with others (red lines).

Tool

Processing 3

Digital Shadow #Visual System #Way of Interaction Initial Concept

By using shadow to show your emotion / current status / whether you’re sociable or not.

As to human connection, shadow is a subtle existence which is hard to be noticed. But if you care about some one you must know some details of him/her. Thus I took shadow as this detail of one person.

Fuzzy Molecular / Blobby The more moleculars the shadow has, the more sociable the people are.

Visual System of Different Shadows

Way of In These are exported png sequences, Smooth = Sociable

nteraction , showing how moleculars interact. e, Noisy = Lonely

Facial Expression #Facial Recognition #Visual System Initial Concept

Our faces can express a wealth of information because there are 43 muscles on our face.

Facial expressions may have evolved as efficient ways to telegraph feelings and intentions.

And it is possible that forcing your face to express happiness, sadness or anger may help you feel those emotions.

FaceOSC + Processing Get the data

FaceOSC + Max MSP Emotion control Sound

Visual System

Color / Turbulence & S

m of Emotion

Smooth / Wane & Wax

Thinking & Nex

Favorite Project - Digital S

Next Concept / Way of C After people build relationship with

Next remains a new pro

xt Stage

Shadow / Interactive Plexus

Connecting These Projects h others, they must affect each other.

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