Interpreting music with shapes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2qXOLyjZnw&feature=related

I love how this video shows a visual example of the music

Installation

I was thinking about how i wanted the display to be viewed. I had the idea of putting it in a tent, as then the lighting would be dimmer and the colours would show up more and look more vibrant on screen. However i am in two minds with this as then it hides it away from most of the public who cant see whats going on, this may put them off. Maybe an idea of putting a screen on the outside which shows whats going on within.

location

Just thinking of area of Sheffield where this installation could be placed.

i was thinking of placing in and around the Peace Gardens, it seems a popular place within the city, plus its like a centre point where everyone meets, so it would be a perfect place to gather a large audience

Possibilities into making it more interactive

The Digital Graffiti Wall is an interactive, fun and inventive drawing tool where users create digital graffiti on a large wall using a modified spray paint can. Instead of paint, when the cap is pressed the can 'sprays' invisible light, which is tracked by the computer as it moves across the digital wall.  The digital pain appears wherever the can is sprayed, just like spraying on a real wall. The inbuilt  software offers the functionality of a typical artistic programme, and features a pop-out palette of 56 colours, which can be mixed together by creating different layers of varying transparency. No more swapping paint cans to change colour or having to wear a face mask and gloves, this is totally environmentally friendly and accessible by anyone without any prior computer or graffiti skills.     The wall is used in much the same way as a conventional canvas but has the functionality of a typical interactive computer digital art paint program crossed with a simple animation package, enabling users to easily create and explore colours, textures and movement. Artistic digital creations can then be saved, recalled and played back, as well as used in a number of other ways to create personal and unique mementos of the of their digital graffiti experience. For example, the user will have the option receive a copy of their creation by email free of charge and to email friends and family with a virtual 'postcard' from the event.     At your event depending on the budget available you can have designs printed on a number of items including:- T-shirts Stickers to be printed Photo printing Canvas Printing Website Upload USB Keys Bluetooth Email       Other Options for Customisation include:- Client Logo in Corner of Screen Full customisation of the wall interface and background. Basic Outline to fill in. Complex outline to fill in. Graffiti Games such as 'spraygolf' or 'Spray the duck'       Professional Artists We can supply graffiti artists with a strong reputation to live paint while bands play on stage etc.  Clients can pick and choose where the artist would appear. Additional Walls Additional walls can be used for graffiti 'battles' in front of an audience where users can pitch their skills against each other or an established graffiti writer.

Hugo Competition

On July 1, HUGO started the Graffiti Competition. During the first week of July, creatives who visited the local brand store in Berlin could spray their personal graffiti on an interactive wall. Participants got the chance to win 2x2 tickets for the HUGO Fashion Show Spring/Summer 2012.

I like the idea of making it into a competition, that way people will have more of a reason to create a piece of work, as they will have a chance of winning something

Using Projectors

The Graffiti Research Lab (GRL), kings of the light graffiti movement and unquestionably geeky graffiti artists, used a high powered projector, computer parts and a camera to “write” on the side of a building with a “mega laser”, which has a beam that can reach 5 miles away, for their “L.A.S.E.R.” project.


Having the idea of projecting result onto a large screen that way lots of people can view the images.

My Idea

I have the idea of having a interactive black wall and using the light cans people can draw onto the projected screens. They can choose colours, spray size etc.

Using technologies like the kinect and wii sensors