Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Re:Member

Re:Member 

Re:Memeber from Christine Thomas on Vimeo.

This is an old one from 2011 I believe, but I just found the video and had to upload and share it. I will try to get higher quality soon. This was a collaborative project in Colin Ives' Interactive Video class. I had the wonderful opportunity o work with a group of really talented and fun people and I think we came up with a solid idea and executed it flawlessly. Here's the official release info:


Re:Member is an interactive multimedia installation that engages group-user experience. The piece explores the varying degree of perspective in shared memory through the vocabulary of classic home made movie footage and period sound material.

The piece is made to provoke the idea of lost time, a memory of distant past. As participants move throughout the space, they gradually reveal segments of the video footage. When multiple users interact with the piece, more of the footage is uncovered. Much like a memory, the more members present, the more is understood. By public interactions of users inside the space, clues to distant memories are revealed through the triggering of color, sound, and video masks.

This interactive media installation was created in ARTD 410 (Interactive Video), using the program Isadora and an IR camera for motion tracking.