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[rethinking] Personal Space
" People like to keep certain distances between themselves and other people or things, and this invisible bubble of space that constitutes each person's 'territory' is one of the key dimensions of modern society. "
" People like to keep certain distances between themselves and other people or things, and this invisible bubble of space that constitutes each person's 'territory' is one of the key dimensions of modern society. "
- Edward Hall, The Hidden Dimension
How does space affect our relations, cross-cultural interactions and architecture?
![2022-12-29 20_30_06-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_c246a97441974d90ac5a1664ef93b419~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_423,h_224,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2020_30_06-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
Initial Ideation
![2022-12-29 20_31_01-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_c6216414c8e245b1872807c25143151d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_521,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2020_31_01-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
![2022-12-29 20_29_06-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_9c8b380e2bbd44838dd2937415b8a19b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_498,h_270,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2020_29_06-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
![2022-12-29 20_29_34-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_5609c4aea39c46a8bbcaa5dda72b6ca6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_414,h_224,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2020_29_34-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
our sketches resulted in deciding on working towards manipulating the personal bubbles through merging and tearing. As people get closer, the bubbles would react to each other.
could one also tear the other’s space and enter?
Process
Tools
To represent our visual narrative, we decided to use a motion sensing input device, Kinect. Our purpose was to be able to interactively use our design and make it a multi-user platform, as well as having the flexibility to project it on a real-time screen, enhancing the performativity of our production.
![2022-12-29 21_32_37-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_5fcf05b40bdd4b6fb64d4c9c57dc5704~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_358,y_111,w_1003,h_969/fill/w_370,h_357,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2021_32_37-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
![2022-12-29 21_32_15-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_88443d0823444def87c9cea268430e21~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_268,h_357,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2021_32_15-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
![2022-12-29 21_31_52-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_aa840c136cec4426905e5a94a44e03b8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_267,h_357,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2021_31_52-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
Grasshopper & C#
![2022-12-29 22_44_53-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_a2de2af5b57f4f01be5a99f81de23491~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_693,h_249,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2022_44_53-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
![2022-12-29 22_46_06-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_75da27f28c3147d1b701e21d3eba5c1b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_663,h_297,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2022_46_06-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
![2022-12-29 22_45_35-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_bac4df5029004abbab04176b5d60a263~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_363,h_341,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2022_45_35-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
We represented the body line through sorting each point using C#, which is based on the Nurbs Curves.
Initial Testing
![2022-12-29 23_17_22-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_8a063eebcf0d46b4bf195c4cf68046cf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_914,h_117,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-29%2023_17_22-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx_.png)
Color
Transparency
Smoothness
Form<->Motion
Color Shifts
Manipulating Bubbles Through Tearing
![2022-12-30 10_54_16-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_569833f53a044c57abc7092607ffece1~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_75,y_0,w_1213,h_945/fill/w_323,h_252,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-30%2010_54_16-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx%20.png)
![2022-12-30 10_54_40-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_ca22a30427154f38a497157e882478ce~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_1557,h_1004/fill/w_391,h_252,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2022-12-30%2010_54_40-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx%20.png)
Creating mesh hemisphere -> Fologram (Boolean Difference) -> (Problem) Heavy Processing -> Creating smoother tear up behavior
After much exploration, we decided not to pursue the tearing effects because of heavy processing and difficulty to achieve refined rendering effects.
Projection
We have decided to experiment with a projector, and the possibilities of investigating some of the movements through freezing the moment, aka baking!
Visible Input Points
Accumulative Motion
By baking certain moments of the body movements, we were able to project an accumulation of body performance over time, as you can see in the videos below.
It's Baking Time!
![2023-01-02 00_12_34-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_9279a63da93d4c8fa6d354873a6b2fd6~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_1566,h_935/fill/w_626,h_374,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2023-01-02%2000_12_34-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx%20.png)
![2023-01-02 00_13_14-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_c79a32739594495890a700507b75d95f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_360,h_397,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2023-01-02%2000_13_14-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx%20.png)
![2023-01-02 00_53_42-PowerPoint Slide Show - Assignment[0]_Group 27_Personal Space .pptx](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a6a54_98485fea56f04a628738144de778609a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_510,h_287,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/2023-01-02%2000_53_42-PowerPoint%20Slide%20Show%20%20-%20%20Assignment%5B0%5D_Group%2027_Personal%20Space%20_pptx%20.png)
Future Proposition
In addition to real time translation of bodily movements with imageries, we also experimented with body movements and sound. While the user is changing the elevation of their arms, the pitch of the sound changes with it, making the body a living and customizable instrument.
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