Results from the explorative work during an artistic residence on Espaço-Tempo in December 2015.

Solitária is an ongoing project from Alma D””””arame that explores the human Loneliness in the solitaire.

We explored the human mind and body in the dark.
How do we move, see, listen and think in a place where there is no light?
The absence of light removes any spatial–temporal references and draw us to an unbalanced world.

Solitaria Work-in-Progress

Solitaria Work-in-Progress 15th December 2015

We are trapped in a square space, and our body is the only connection to the physical world, the only sensor capable to recognize the physical space.

Our focus was on the relations between the human gestures and the space.

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[Portuguese]
Em termos gráficos, tentamos uma abordagem gráfica e minimal dando foco ao vazio e ao silêncio. Os elementos gráficos são geradas fundamentalmente a partir de linhas que nos remetem para as grades da prisão. Surgem igualmente letras para caracterizar as memórias e as silhuetas como representação do real. Mas esta realidade vai sendo linearizada (esquecida) começando com as silhuetas evoluindo até ao seu estado sintetizado, linhas que ganham expressão. Em termos de interação trabalhamos o corpo e objectos no espaço e no tempo. Começa-se por trabalhar o corpo e objectos no espaço da solitária, depois exploramos o espaço do próprio corpo explorando a relação espacial entre as mãos e centro gravitacional do corpo, finalmente retorna-se ao espaço da solitária relacionado o corpo com o espaço físico. Utiliza-se um sensor de profundidade e câmaras de vídeo.

Performer Amândio Anastácio
Multimedia Grifu

Technical framework
[HARDWARE]
– Macintosh Laptop
– Microsoft Kinect
– Video Camera
– Ipad

[SOFTWARE]
– Qlab
– OpenFrameworks
– eMotion
– QuartzComposer
– PureData
– MaxMsp
– PullTheStrings
– TouchOSC
– Syphon

Dec. 2015

 

Remote Control for Unity (RCu) is a open source generic mapping interface for controlling and exposing properties and methods of object””s in Unity using remote applications and devices.

Remote Control Framework Scheme

Remote Control Framework Scheme

Remote Control for Unity was published in December 2015 and is available at GitHub

This Video shows the framework of this digital puppetry environment.
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Remote Control is open source and provides a GUI to facilitate the mapping procedure ideal for non-expert programmers, an interface that provides an easy way for controlling Unity parameters in real-time from devices such as a smartphone.

RCu makes use of Jorge Garcia””s UnityOSC to access to the Open Sound Control (OSC) functionalities and provides connectivity with all devices and applications that support this protocol.

Videos:
Pre-Release Video
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This video shows the pre-released version from June 2015.

Tutorial 1 [Simple]: Controlling the object´s position
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In this tutorial you will learn how to connect, map, and control objects position from remote.

Tutorial 2 [Intermediate]: Controlling Blend-Shapes
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In this tutorial you will learn how to control Blend-shapes of your character with a flexible interface.

Tutorial 3 [Complex]: Control Lights, Cameras and Activator

In this tutorial you will learn how to change light parameters, how to move cameras and how to activate them remotely to create an interactive performative environment.
[vimeo 150417214 w=580&h=326]

Published in Dec.2015
GitHub: https://github.com/grifu/RemoteControlUnity

Resurrection performance at Casa da Música (casadamusica.com) in the 7th of December of 2015.
A major production from ESMAE (esmae-ipp.pt) for the 30th anniversary of IPP (portal.ipp.pt) embracing all the school departments (Theatre, Music, Audiovisual, Multimedia).

Resurrection at Casa da Música - 7.December.2015

Resurrection at Casa da Música – 7.December.2015

Inspired by the 2th Symphony of Gustav Mahler, Lee Beagley wrote and directed “Resurrection – Life lines” based on 65 interviews that he made during one year in Portugal with people who needed a second change in their life””s.

This video shows interventions that were performed in several places of Casa da Música and were adapted from the theatrical project presented at Teatro Helena Sá e Costa in November 2015.

Because my intervention was mainly on the multimedia field, I give you a brief insights of the project setup.
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[HARDWARE]
– Lobby and main Foyer (two 10k Lumen video projectors for the walls)
– Sala Renascença (one 7k Lumen projecting onto a translucent screen on a window to Sala Suggia)
– Exterior Wall (one video projector for the south wall)
– Two Macintosh””s
– Two Microsoft Kinect””s

[SOFTWARE]
– Qlab (Video mapping, video routing, video effects)
– OpenFrameworks (Computer Vision + Image Processing)
– Syphon (Video routing)
– Open Sound Control (for remote control)

A project with the students of ESMAE.

CREDITS
Texto e Encenacão: Lee Beagley
Traducão: José Topa

Ass. Encenacão e Produção: Xana Miranda
Ass. Movimento: Vítor Gomes
Ass. Voz: Bernardo Soares, Gabriela Amaro

Direcção de Cena e Produção: Gonçalo Gregório, Mariana Silva
Cenografia: Inês Mota, Luís Mesquita, Miguel Costa, Vera Matias
Figurinos: Manuel de Faria, Mónica Melo, Samanta Duarte
Luz e Som: Alexandre Candeias, Sérgio Vilela

Interpretação: Aldair Pereira, Carlos Alves, Cláudia Gomes, Gabriela Brás, Gabriela Costa, Guilherme de Sousa, Hugo Olim, Inês de Oliveira, João Lourenço, Mafalda Canhola, Maria Inês Peixoto, Mariana Coelho, Mariana Santos Silva, Marta Dias, Marta Rosas, Nuno Granja, Raquel Cunha, Rita Fernandes, Sara Xavier, Teresa Zabolitzki, Xavier Miguel, Miguel Marinho (participação especial)

Músicos: Diego Alonso, Gorka Oya Diez, Bernardo Soares, Ricardo Casaleiro, Gabriela Amaro
Fotografia: Paula da Fonte, Joana Machado, Rui Sá
Multimédia: Grifu, João Gigante, Ricardo Couto
Docentes DAI: Luís Leite (Grifu), Marco Conceição

/// This project hopefully opens new dialogues and breaks down barriers ///