JOURNAL 2: MOBILE DEVICE WITH INSTALLATION ART

Name: Tan Jia Yue (Terra)
ID: 1161100234

Mobile device with installation art

1) App controlled LED shoes

by Cool Flash mobile app

The user has to download the Cool Flash app in their mobile device. Through the apps, the user can control the LED light colour and function such as: flicker, speed. It can also sync to microphone or any music on their phone and the LED will flicker following the rhythm of the music/sound.

Software part: Mobile applications. The apps act as a 'remote control' which allows to change the LED colour or sync with music playlist and sound. The data which the user selected will be transmitted or sync through Bluetooth. I think Arduino and Processing were used to programmed the LED strips in terms of its colours and multiple function such as: flickering.

Hardware part: Smart devices and LED Strip. Smart device is used to control the LED function. It also has LED strips connected with rechargeable battery, USB charge, circuit board and also bluetooth device, so to be synced with the mobile app.

Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1eUQ-l7M78&t=3s

2) Crystal Tree

by TeamLab Singapore

It is an interactive 3D crystal tree that is made from a cumulation of light points. At first, participants need to scan the QR code that is provided by TeamLab to make selections. They can decorate the tree from their smart phone by adding light 3D ornaments that are made of thousands of light points. They can change any shape, animation, colour, object to be displayed based on their selection.

Software part: They could be using digital software such as: Interactive 4D vision display technology, Game developing program Unity 3D to create 3D visual display with a user directed interactive animation. It uses control system to project a simple recreation of real objects that moves in three dimension. In order to translate the 3D object data into a physically three-dimensional visual, it had to split up the data across the array of LED lights and control its coordinated display.

Hardware part: Smartphones or tablet, wifi, so that the participants can get access to the webpage to create their own wishing tree. The 4D scuplture of a giant hanging prism of LED lights weight two tons which is made up of 413 nine meter long strips of LED lights, the adjustment had to be precise and accurate to ensure to display correctly.


The Making of TeamLab Crystal Tree:
https://www.facebook.com/k11ArtMall/videos/%E3%80%90k11-making-of-teamlab-crystal/10156264330475274/

Reference:
https://www.teamlab.art/ew/singapore-tree/
https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/qkwky3/deck-the-halls-with-teamlabs-interactive-led-christmas-tree