Midterm Analysis: Part I

Our midterm last week was held at the Staller Center at Stony Brook University, and boy was it an exciting experience for me. Being able to display our art work for everyone to see at SBU, a public facility, was pretty exhilarating. I never imagined that it could be done and it was weird doing it outside in spot where I normally hangout with my friends. In addition, being able to use Max/MSP/Jitter as a medium for communication was interesting in itself because everyone at the event had their own unique story to tell through their Google SketchUp pieces or textures of time. I also realized that it was a great learning experience because Max/MSP/Jitter will one day become mainstream technology and we will all have an upper hand in the job market once it does.

All in all the entire event turned out perfect. Using the Staller Center as a space worked out great for us, especially as the sun began to set. The fabric used at the midterm brought a sense of disorder and chaos to such an orderly environment like SBU. As for the projections, we were able to frame them against the surrounding buildings, and boy did it mess with my senses seeing parts of the building look as if they were moving. During the daylight we had to keep the projector close to the Staller Center to get a picture of what was going on. As it got darker we were able to project across the grass and at the Melville Library, but when we did that the image became distorted as it grew larger and less visible. I did learn a lot from this whole midterm and cannot wait to do it again for the final in May.