My Degree show for "TRAP"

For further finishing during my degree show, I went for laser cut for my tangible object. DaRRang~~ Here is my final look and feel for my installation:

My Final Presentation

Finally..Here it goes...My Final Piece...

"Trap" Your Choice, Your World
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Compile and finishing...

Time for compilation and finishing. I went to print out the visual for my tangible object and work on it. Besides, I also finish up all the sound effect adding into the project. Throughout the project, I really learn a lot and gain different experiences throughout the process especially in this interactive installation. I found that we lack of related resources like equipment for this installation. Besides, the awareness toward electromagnetic radiation field is being neglected. I hope that through my installation it could successfully raise up the issue and aware public about EMR. And now, it time for presentation preparation. All the best to my fellow classmates and hope my project workout nicely during the presentation later on. 

Tangible object

LAST TEST OUT!!

This morning I have done my last test out at IIS by using CCTV, 150w infrared light and reactTVIsion. It was successful as well, but the 150w infrared light has made the whole tabletop became red in colour even the screen. It made my interface hardly to be seen. So, I try to replace the 150w infrared light with the infrared light from IIS(Interaction Incubation Room) and test out again. After several time of test out by positioning the lights into different position and it worked as well. Yes, finally...Hope it still work nicely during my final presentation.

Using 150w infrared light- Make installation getting red in colour

Marker successfully tracked

Set up with 150w infrared light

Using IIS infrared light

Multiple marker tracked

IIS infrared  lights positioning

Test Out again and again

I will never give up, try again. This time we try to replace CCV with reacTIVision as the fiducial tracking software. Meanwhile, I get a 150w infrared lights for the test out which borrow from a uncle. Finally...It worked successfully and the tracking was so stable. Now the problems have solved. I found that reacTIVision is more stable in tracking fiducial marker than CCV and the CCTV is also one of the key elements that making the whole test out successful.Great.

CCTV in the house

This afternoon, I went to Jalan Pasar to look for the wide angle web camera. However, I couldn't get any after went through all the shoplot at there. By not giving up, we keep on searching for possible shop and finally we went into a CCTV shop. We being told by the sale person that the CCTV could actually function as web camera and it is not only wide angle yet it can capture images that is 30 feets far from the camera. A DV converter is needed in order to connect the CCTV to the computer and the converter can be get at Low Yat Plaza. The sale person is so friendly by demonstrating and explaining the functionality of the CCTV to us. At last, I decided to buy the CCTV and take a try on it. After getting the CCTV, the next thing is to get a DV converter. With the help of my classmates, another test out take place. This time we replaced the web camera with CCTV. It is a infrared CCTV, so infrared light is needed for the detection. Before setting up the infrared light, we try to use the CCTV to detect the fiducial marker and we found that it is even more stable than a HD webcam. However, there are some changes after we set up the infrared lights where the marker tracking with CCV was become slightly unstable. We have tried out different method by figure out the possible issue that may cause the unstable detection like lighting issue. We even dismantle the CCTV in order to reduce the brightness that emitted  by infrared lights within the CCTV itself. It is still not working, but one thing that we can sure is CCTV could captured clearer images compared with web camera. 

Dismantle CCTV

Add film negative on the lenses to filter normal lighting

Marker successful tracked with CCTV without infrared light

Test out at home

Test Out again

Here come another test out and today Sweii's friend drop by to have a look on the project. After explained the encounter problem to him, he suggested me to get a wide angle camera since the focus range of PS3 eye is limited. The marker was blurring because of the limited focus range and it causing the marker id hard to be tracked by CCV. Meanwhile, he told us that one or two infrared light should be enough for the set up instead of using 4 infrared lights. So, I should get a wide angle camera as soon as possible in order to test out again before the final presentation. Where to get the camera? He suggested me to look for it at Jalan Pasar. 

Equipment set up

Equipment set up

Equipment set up