Mechanism Prototype

Paper movement.

* Material: 2 rolls of paper and a stick as a handle/ knob to turn.

* Each end of the paper roll is joined together, forming a scroll of paper.

* Place a stick as handle/ knob to turn the paper.

* Simulation of a table where the user will write on.

Structure Prototype

Structure prototype of the final object.

* Outer look is intended to have an oriental feel.
* First structure derived from a Chinese railing pattern.
* Material : wood stick (3mm), glued with wood glue.




Cut the wood stick to pieces.



All cut sticks are glued together.



* Adding pillar.



* The first three 'wall'.

References

Visual and artwork references:

DIY GORI: seed_1216976400 by Jee Hyun Oh.

http://www.isea2008singapore.org/exhibitions/air_gori.html

Arecibo Message.

http://www.physics.utah.edu/~cassiday/p1080/lec06.html

Drawn (Installation) by Zachary Lieberman.

http://www.thesystemis.com/drawnInstallation/

Music Box by Jin Yo Mok.

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2004/08/interactive-music-box.php

http://geneo.net/contents/mb2004.html

Tenori - On by Toshio Iwai.

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2005/07/tenori-on-playi.php

Mobius Strip Music Box by Ranjit Bhatnagar

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/28/mobius-strip-music-box/

ToneMatrix by Andre Michelle.

http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

Music Textile by Vincent Roudaud and Maurin Donneaud.

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2007/04/-via-something.php

Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus by Julius von Bismarck and Benjamin Maus.

http://storyteller.allesblinkt.com/

Uberorgan by Tim Hawkinson.

http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om32290.html

Interactive and audible print by Simon Elvins

http://www.pixelsumo.com/post/simon-elvins

Player Printer by Simon Blackmore.

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2006/11/player-printer.php

Plotter.

Sound Drawing by Kim Kichul.

http://www.kimkichul.com/

Finalised Idea

* The theme is narrowed down to the idea of 'communication', how it is needed to keep pace with the advancement of technologies (here, refers as the western technologies) from other countries and at the same time, maintain the multi eastern cultures that exist in Singapore.

* Intended outcome:

An object that uses the mechanism of musical box, where user has to twirl its handle to produce sound. The sound is based on the written text or drawings by the users, which later will be translated by a 'scanner' into sound.

* Materials:

- Software that translates drawings into sound.

- Hardware that scans the drawings (webcam).

- Object - music box.

- Paper and pen.

MindMapping

Mind Mapping #1:

- Dumb Writing.

- Keywords that can be thought of.

Mind Mapping #2:

- Mimi introduced another approach of mind mapping.

- Continuation of the dumb writing.

- Keyword, What, Why, How and References (create sentences out of them).

Semester 5

Interactive Art - Level 3

Theme: West. Singapore. East.

- Technologies advancement in a Singaporean context - a melting pot where western and eastern cultures converge.

Questions: how do we create, use and apply available technologies in our every day life? how does technology relate to and shape our traditions, culture and lifestyles? how do we as artists and designers use technology to enhance, help, reveal, entertain, infotain, educate, support our every day life and that of our audience?