live in the pink: Critique 1: Proposal One

Research Topic

"Shake It Baby"

Theme

Body, Identity and Sensors

Background

"Shake It Baby" is an interactive dance floor installati

on to let user dance, play, work out, or even have fun at the same time. They can move on the dance floor while interact with the visualizer that will be projected on the floor. Dancin

g will become more enjoyable!

Problem Identification

Most of the people are afraid and don't have the courage to move or dance in a public. With more fun and interactive dance floor, anyone will have the desire to try and experience the new way of dancing.

Aim and Objectives

To give people new experience of dancing.
To make dancing more fascinating and motivating.
To eliminate the feeling of ashamed while dancing.
To encourage those who cannot dance to give a try on the dance floor.

Motivation

Since most of us like to dance, but not all are flexible in dancing, so why not create an installation that will allow anybody who cannot dance to move freely on the interactive dance floor without feeling ashamed of their moves, because, any move they make using their body gestures, the floor will still interact with them. Furthermore, there is nothing to be embarrassed of since crowd will most likely pay attention to the visualize

r on the floor itself, and pay less attention to the person on the dance floor.

Ideation and Concept

Using projector to project visuals on the floor and webcam to detect when there is movement on that particular area. If there is a movement or shadow, part of the visualizer will randomly move away and move back to its place after a few seconds. It will react to user, movements, and their body gestures.

Design Approach