Switch Button Board

Before this I wanted to make a foot switch for the installation. But I have a few problems to make it work, and because of that, I decided to go for the hand button. I must say that the interactivity will be less the fun (or less aesthetic value?), but I have no time to figure :(

I use an acrylic that I bought from an art shop in Taman Melawati.

...and the result...well, not so neat. haih... clumsy.

Modifying The Dot Matrix Switch

I modified (soldering) the switch of the Dot Matrix board to make it longer and separated because I want to put in a different button that I bought later

Joy Pad Hack

This is some of the picture in my attempt to hack a joy pad, with some help from a friend, I manage to make it work (thanks a lot Jibin). The joy pad will be use to trigger the flash clips. The software that I use to detect the key press is xRC 1.1.00

Budget

Dot Matrix (9 pieces) : RM 225

Wiring, Boards (Electronic stuffs) : RM 1475

Joy Pad : RM20

Webcam : RM 150

Foam Board : RM 5

Projector : Self own

Laptop : Self own

PC : Self own

Transportation : RM 100

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225 + 1475 + 20 + 150 + 5 + 100

Total Budget : RM 1975

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Software List : Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe Flash CS4, xRC 1.1.00

Video

Poster

Flash Actionscript 2.0

Here's my flash actionscript for the information screen

KeyListener = new Object();

KeyListener.onKeyDown = function(){

if(Key.getCode() == 65){ // key A

gotoAndPlay(05); // go to frame 5

} else if(Key.getCode() == 83){ // key S

gotoAndPlay(75); // go to frame 75

} else if(Key.getCode() == 68){ // key D

gotoAndPlay(145); // go to frame 145

} else if(Key.getCode() == 70){ // key F

gotoAndPlay(215); // go to frame 215

} else if(Key.getCode() == 71){ // key G

gotoAndPlay(285); // go to frame 285

}

}

Key.addListener(KeyListener);

Layout re-Design

Here's the new design layout for the information screen :

Dot Matrix Board and Projection Testing

Finally my Dot Matrix board are here.

Video 1 : Testing

Video 2 : Projection

Right now I'm working on the foot switch, flash actionscripts and some of the designs. Hopefully I can manage to finish the job before January 10 2011. InsyaAllah.

Zodiac

On the critique 1, Mr Kok Yoong advice me to change my installation setup to star gazing (means user will have to look the projections of the Dot Matrix on the ceiling) and Mr Hafizuddin advice me to change my digital content to symbols of horoscopes (so it will be relevant with the star gazing installation setup)

But I have one problem, the Dot Matrix that I will be using can only display five symbols, while the zodiac have 12 symbols. This is because of the lack of time to build and program another seven displays. This is a problem that I think I can't do anything about it. Now I'm pretty desperate :(

Anyway, here's five zodiac symbols that I will use in the installation.

Sound

This song will be play on loop during the installation

Digital Content

Here's the video that I will use in my installation. The video will be display on the monitor.

This is the main view (when user do not interact)

Aquarius Information (when user step on Aquarius button)

Aries Information (when user step on Aries button)

Cancer Information (when user step on Cancer button)

Leo Information (when user step on Leo button)

Libra Information (when user step on Libra button)

Projection Testing

This is a projection testing video, the board that I use are not the Dot Matrix display because it's still not ready. I bought some cheap LED to test the webcam and the projector. The projections in this video are on a wall, but the real installation will be on the ceiling.

Dot Matrix Schematic and Pictorial Display

Here's the schematic and pictorial display of the Dot Matrix board as given by the technician.

Dot Matrix Display

Schematic

Pictorial

Dot Matrix Interface

Schematic

Pictorial

Push Button

Schematic

Pictorial

Floor Plan

As advice by Mr Hafizuddin and Mr Kok Yoong, here's my new floor plan. It requires a user to step on a foot switch button to trigger the symbol and the user have to look up the ceiling (star gazing). Then the monitor will show informations about the zodiac.

Budget List

Dot Matrix (9 pieces)

RM 225

Custom Table

RM 300

Wiring , Programming Tools , Boards and Circuits

RM 1475

Total

225 + 300 + 1475

= RM 2000

Gantt Chart and Flow Chart

Since I'm renewing my idea, I've made some changes from my previous flow chart

Finalize Proposal

Topic

Ancient symbols and their meanings

Title

Project : The Lost Symbols

Background

Many years ago people uses symbols to communicate with each other before the general use of language. They communicate with the symbols because in their era, symbols are widely use to interpret some of the events happening, a secret code for their tribes/races, and can represents their legacy in their times for the future colonizations.

Problem Identification

A study about some of the famous ancient symbols that are rarely found nowadays and how the symbols represents the meanings of it by observing the art of it's creation

Aims and Objectives

- To let users explore and understand what the ancient symbols is about

- To experiment with a LED board to produce a symbols base on the ancient symbols

- To let users experience that new form of art

Ideation and Concept

Create an interactive informative installation that use LED board to produce the symbols. There will be a monitor showing informations about each one of the symbols. User will have to touch/hit the zone trigger on a table to start the installation.

Review, Analysis and Precedence Studies

http://www.muhammadnaqi.blogspot.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S72WjyGALJQ&feature=player_embedded

http://www.ancient-symbols.com/

http://www.designhistory.org/symbols.html

Updates / Interface Prototype Example

Hello,

I want to change a little bit of my installation project from crop circle studies to symbol studies (interactive information) because I find it's too hard to interpret the meanings of the crop circles, instead I will put the information about the symbols that are rarely use nowadays.

The main idea is still the same (using LED's to generate the symbols)

Here is the interface prototype of my project, I will improvise it to make it better, just want to show some examples

I really, really hope that Mr Hafizuddin will accept my new idea

Interface Prototype

Some of the Output (with informations)

Final Presentation