{"id":1820,"date":"2019-10-13T12:01:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T11:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2019-10-13T12:01:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T11:01:17","slug":"the-geranium-project-rd-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/13\/the-geranium-project-rd-16\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geranium Project (R&#038;D) 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>The Geranium Project (R&amp;D) 16<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 584px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1820-1\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/full_run_blog.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/full_run_blog.mp4\">https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/full_run_blog.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The video shows the run through as it was on 7<sup>th<\/sup> October 2019. This week is about getting some feedback to help determine progression. I have meetings with collaborators today and Wednesday and then an open event on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>NOTES From Wednesday 09\/10\/2019<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mike Stubbs studio visit 2:30 pm<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Look up Geoffrey Shaw, MS commissioned him in Australia, from HK University. Very experienced in VR, particularly dome tech.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Look up Drawn Code, commercial VR and immersive installations, based in Liverpool, have made portable VR installs.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Question why you need a built environment and why it would need to be more permanent, does the built environment have any intrinsic value?<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Look up Society Art Technology (SAT) \u2013 Montreal they have a dome with 16 cameras, there is a 1-2 week timescale for converting media to run in the dome or it has to be specially made. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Would the installation work as another structure, dome, variable (adjustable)?<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For the presentation: <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Don&#8217;t show the whole video on the VR slide, if you give people the experience they won&#8217;t try it out. Maybe bring them back if there is no time for all to try it out.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In the installation:<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bleed the drawing onto the back wall, it makes more sense for there to be something under the projection.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Move the projector up and keystone it to the screen. The text on the back is not happening now so the waist high installation is redundant.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It needs a better sound quality for exhibition, but the installation with the film and sound forces you into your own space. A quiet kind of space, peaceful, spiritual?<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Practically you need to tell people how to engage with the piece, how long does it last? Should people stay as long as they like or for a defined period? Does it have a start and a finish time? Put a notice up informing people of these things.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For the VR experience:<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ask people if they have used a headset (VIVE) before. Expect them to say yes even if they haven&#8217;t. Use the full headphones not the buds.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Before people wear the headset give them the instructions for movement, showing them the hand controller and how to use it. Be explicit about the direction of movement using this and that they can walk through the screens at the ends of the gardens.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tell them that they may feel a little motion sickness or vertigo and to let us know if they want to stop.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Increase the speed, or at least the ability to accelerate.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aside \u2013 Look up Damian Murphy from York St. John&#8217;s and remember John Stopforth.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Look up NOTES ON BLINDNESS \u2013 VR Documentary, about 6 years old was shown at FACT.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Are you going to the Aesthetica Film festival? VR section.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Check out &#8216;Eyes of the animal&#8217; a VR experience staged in Grisedale forest by Marshmallow Laser Fest and &#8216;Ocean of Air&#8217;, used breathing to nvigate and change size.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">You should stage the VR in the garden! &#8211; A precise location would help the spoken word element. Keep Writing!<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I&#8217;ve copied my notes from the meeting verbatim so I have a legible record of the thoughts and suggestions I&#8217;m receiving. I have two boards in the studio on which people will write their opinions, suggestions etc., as they experience the piece(s).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">There was a suggestion today that I exploit the sensation of VR, the motion sickness, by having tunnels between the spaces \u2013 rabbit holes. After thinking about this I&#8217;m inclined to keep away from this approach. The two key things I want for the space are that it is not attempting realism and that it is not a game space, it&#8217;s not about the &#8216;wow&#8217; effect but is rather about reflection and calm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Friday I tidied up the space a litle more before visitors came to the presentations. We had about a dozen people who mostly came for Andrea Berry&#8217;s very good presentation about her installation. <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 584px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1820-2\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newpoem_threeminutes_blog.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newpoem_threeminutes_blog.mp4\">https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newpoem_threeminutes_blog.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I separated and re-rendered the videos for the installation, the six minute version is too large to embed here and set the space up as a close to finished as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/13\/the-geranium-project-rd-16\/img_4337\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?fit=5152%2C3864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5152,3864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570823852&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4337\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1817\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_4337.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The evening went well in terms of the reactions to the VR piece and the installation. The latter is seen increasingly as a thing apart from the VR and I need to work to reconcile this. The best suggestions (closest to my own feeling) recognised the need to make the installation more confining and have it reflect the VR world much more closely, the suggestion is that there should be sculptures in it that are also in the VR world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I have two groups of students booked in for next Wednesday and the Wednesday after to get a bigger selection of opinions. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Geranium Project (R&amp;D) 16 The video shows the run through as it was on 7th October 2019. This week is about getting some feedback to help determine progression. 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