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Research Paper Thoughts and Background

Research Paper 3 – Thoughts, Background and Final Version That’s it – no more! Yesterday and today became the ‘final straw’ with my research paper! Why? Because yesterday my ‘dying’ on its ‘last legs’ MacBook Pro decided that it was going to literally lose all of my research papers and drafts. I know it’s somewhat unbelievable but this actually happened! Months of hard work seemed to have disappeared in front of my eyes. The files were no longer there! I tried opening programs that I had used to construct the last version of my paper, but it was always the same message ‘File cannot be found’. I even convinced my self that there was some evil hacker trying to sabotage my work, that’s how upset I was. At one point I even thought I must be having a nightmare and that I would wake up soon. As I had been editing the document in Adobe’s PDF editing program I thought to myself, ‘Ha’ there will be a copy stored in Adobe’s creative cloud. So, feeling somewhat smug, I looked at my recent documents there, only to discover that on opening my research paper it gave an error message saying ‘bad […]

Nov 01

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Projection Mapping

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 […]

Sep 20

Deeper Meaning

How to Find Meaning? – Having recently finished 21 days of an augmented reality investigation followed by another 21 days of research paper investigation and compilation, I’m feeling somewhat down. I think that primarily it is due to my investigations into AI generated art. The further I dig into this, the more depressed I become. I’m sure this is just a transient phase. Why am I so sad? It’s because over the years I learnt so much about photography. I collected a wealth of knowledge on this subject especially because each year I tried to present my students with increasingly technically challenging workshops. I was proud that I was able to replicate pretty much any style of photography from slow shutter work to speed shooting, star trails to zoom burst, macro photography to physiograms. I felt I had reached the pinnacle when I managed to work out the technique that Michael Jackson (the photographer not the pop singer), uses to make his ethereal Luminograms. Even today colleagues are badgering me to give up that secret which I flatly refuse. It’s so beautifully simple yet complex at the same time and I nailed it! However, with the advent of AI art […]

Aug 03

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21 Day Challenge – Outcomes

Wednesday 9th August – “Darkness falls Walking empty corridors Dusty roads Seeing things never shown You and I we know” – Soldier by Particle House The MACBA Metamorphosis book is available to buy and if anyone would like a copy then please see the barcode at the bottom of this post. However, so that no purchase is necessary, I am including images from the book along with their corresponding augmented reality experiences. This means anyone reading this blog can experiment for themselves and no-one is excluded. Background Information & A Few Pages from MACBA Metamorphosis The MACBA Metamorphosis book forms part two of a planned 3 part series that begins with the exploration of Graffiti in the heart of Barcelona. The project enlists the help of Ai to re-imagine this graffiti and digital tools are used to place it on the pristine walls of the MACBA museum. Book one in this series is called ‘Beautiful Light – MACBA – Barcelona’ and more details can be found about it here. This book has already been augmented using a simple iPhone App except with limited functionality. However the results can be seen in the video below. […]

Aug 02

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21 Day Challenge – Day #21

Wednesday 2nd August – Well this is it! The end of my challenge – although I suspect it’s really just the beginning of my venture into augmented reality. I got off to a slow start. For some reason I couldn’t quite think what I wanted to do this morning. However, I know I’ve still got quite a long way to go so I need to find some motivation from somewhere. As I suspected I didn’t finish everything that I wanted to do. My back got progressively worse and I had to ‘give in’ – I’m now writing retrospectively. My back continued to decline over the next two days to the point that I could not move from the floor! Friday 4th August was particularly severe. Having laid on the floor for around 2 hours I could not stand the pain any longer. I managed to speak to a GP who said I was suffering with a severe bout of sciatica. He prescribed me morphine! This did at least help me to get off the floor! For this reason I reluctantly decided to write off the final day of my challenge. My plan is to try to recover over the weekend […]

Aug 01

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21 Day Challenge – Day #20

Tuesday 1st August – Well I sat for hours at the computer today trying to augment the whole of my Barcelona Graffiti book. It was a long slow painful process. My lack of computer resources coupled with beta augmented reality software was not a great combination. For all my hours of work I seem to have so little to show for it, which is very disappointing. I’ve acquired a great deal of knowledge though. I’ve also got a few interesting ideas moving forwards. Above everything else though I now know how augmented reality software works. I can now hide a multitude of different realities, where only those in the know can find them. Hidden things have always intrigued me, and being able to hide something in plain absolutely fascinates me. I’ve also enjoyed working with ChatGPT to produce generative art based on re-imagined Barcelona Graffiti. What Did I Learn? Beta software doesn’t always work that well! If you think you did something wrong, it probably wasn’t even you, but actually a software bug. Wherever possible try not to use beta test software. What Did I Actually Achieve? I managed to produce a number of augmented reality videos using […]

Jul 31

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21 Day Challenge – Day #19

Monday 31st July – Today I decided to work digitally on more images for my 3rd Barcelona Graffiti book. I am confident now in how to use my augmented reality app. I’m also confident that because my experiments worked I should be able to progress my concept. Tomorrow I plan to begin augmenting the remaining pages of my Barcelona Graffiti book. I can’t believe that there are now only 2 days left of the challenge. I would very much like to produce something that showcases what I have learned, so the next two days will focus on that. What Did I Learn? Sticking at something for 21 days solid can yield results, it’s possible to refine skills and learn a lot during this time. What Did I Actually Achieve? I generated a number of AI variations for my third and final Barcelona Graffiti book. I feel as if everything is slowly beginning to come together and I hope to bring more of my knowledge together tomorrow. I strongly suspect that I will run out of time to achieve everything I want to achieve but I will try my best to draw the challenge to a reasonable conclusion.

Jul 30

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21 Day Challenge – Day #18

Sunday 30th July – Today was a productive day, I experimented with a new augmented reality technique that I want to perfect. It’s taking a while and both my sore back and computer resources are becoming problematic again. However, I managed to film 2 experimental videos. This time the viewer could visually understand what it was I was trying to achieve. I also managed to work some magic with ChatGPT and ed created some beautiful Processing programs together. I acted as the visionary so to speak and ‘Chat’ sorted the technicals side of the programming. I feel it’s start of a beautiful relationship. Well maybe? Or maybe not, because the amount of code and patience needed just to create one viable program is actually astounding! I have managed to find a workable solution to this now, and the results are actually quite beautiful. I am putting in all of this work now as the digital output from these programs will be used to finish augmenting my Barcelona Graffiti book. What Did I Learn? I learned an interesting technique that helps me better describe to ChatGPT what I want from a Processing program. I discovered a much less computer resource intensive […]

Jul 29

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21 Day Challenge – Day #17

Saturday 29th July – I worked solidly today trying to create a different kind of augmented reality experience. I thought of a really novel application for the augmented reality. I tested the principle and it actually works. I’ve now got to refine my idea. The Barcelona Graffiti book took a ‘back seat today’ as I grappled with my new augmented reality concept. I’m not yet quite ready to disclose my idea as it needs a lot of ‘fine tuning’. However, if my back is willing, I’ll work on this again tomorrow. What Did I Learn? I had a novel idea and it works! What Did I Actually Achieve? I made two experimental videos using augmented reality. I’ve not added them here as they weren’t great, but they did demonstrate a proof of my concept. I really excited to continue with this line of enquiry tomorrow.

Jul 28

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21 Day Challenge – Day #16

Friday 28th July – Sadly my back is still very sore! However I determined to continue with my challenge. Today has been about content for augmentation. Today I watched an After Effects tutorial to help me produce some simple motion graphics but these could prove useful as part of my project. I’ve also decided to animate some of my images from the Barcelona Graffiti book as well as using Processing to produce generative art. I also want to try rotating different objects too. I feel that the possibilities are becoming very exciting. There’s just so much I want to do but I feel time is slipping away. As soon as this challenge is complete I need to pay serious attention to my research paper. Unfortunately this has taken a back seat. The makers of Ameca the robot never replied to my email after their initial response. Therefore I need to formulate a backup plan. I know that time will be even tighter when I return to work so I really need to ensure that I ‘make hay while the sun shines’. What Did I Learn? I learned how to create some interesting motion graphics ready for augmentation What […]

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21 Day Challenge – Outcomes

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