Experiments in Projection Mapping –

I mentioned in an earlier post that I always had an interest in projection mapping.  This year for my birthday my family bought me everything I needed to start.

I’ve always had it at the back of my mind to equip myself with knowledge about: Touch Designer, Augmented Reality and Projection Mapping. I know  I’m working towards something, but I haven’t quite yet figured out what?

I would like to produce a mix of human, physical, digital and ai hybrid art. I feel that widening my skill set must surely be a good thing? I feel another 21 day challenge approaching, but this time I don’t want to undertake it in such a rigorous manner as my last challenge.  There’s so much I want to do and I think concentrating on just one thing might be enormously prohibitive.

Please see below for my first attempt at projection mapping.  I was quite pleased with the results.  I like the way the image sits and even sometimes bends around the paper structure. I only have a couple of weeks left until the end of unit 2.  I also know that yet again I’m facing a steep learning curve.  However, I do feel that the rewards will be worth it.

First Tentative Experiments with Projection Mapping

The learning curve today was quite a steep one.  I had to unbox my projector, licence my new software, figure out how to connect my projector to my still very  poorly MacBook and then work out how to actually use the software.  It took a while but I feel as if I’ve finally ‘arrived’.  Please see the video below for the fruits of my labour, bearing in mind I’ve never tried anything like this before.