Saturday, October 27, 2007

Interactive texting

The following are a couple videos of shows where texting was implemented as a way for viewers to interact with art. The first video features a youthful character projected onto an urban landscape. The character has a text bubble which is filled with words that are provided by viewers. The second video has a similar premise, except for the viewer's chosen words are displayed in uniquely crafted graffiti. I found these examples in this article.





This affected me personally because I'm tired of making static webpages that offer no real opportunity for public interaction. I don't have the skills to do that right now, but damn, the concept of getting others to actively become apart of your work...that's good stuff. I think the music is really effective. I literally let out a sigh of relief during the first video when the line "TGIF" came up and the music corresponds with an understanding tone. I'm just in that kind of mood, I guess. It's late, I'm going to bed. Have fun making your videos this weekend, guys.

3 comments:

Tyler said...

these are incredible! Especially the first video, not only because of audience interaction, but how all of their voices are unified within a single figure. I find that very powerful and connective.

Excaliborn7 said...

Damnit. It tells me these videos are no longer available when I click on them. I'd really like to see them. Is there any way of finding a different link to same videos?

Excaliborn7 said...

Nevermind, I got it to work. And damn, these are also amazing. I'm really impressed with the stuff you guys are digging up here. THis is a really amazing artwork. One of the best I've seen in a while. You can learn a lot about the direction of art from this.