Day 6: (Thu Sep 12) Project Workshopping

Notes for 2019-09-12. See also the Fall 2019 Calendar.

Notes from Day 5

Idea discussed last time (apologies for the arbitrary titles):

• Garba

• Competitive Rockettes

• Machine with oil

• Fish Manipulation

• Popping and Linking

• Canvas with Balloons of Paint

• Sound/Percussion Orchestra

• Chandelier

• Tag (two characters, fast and slow)

• Spotlight Turret

• Mutual Lunge

• Sound Spotlight

• Shy Dancer

• Interactive Pin Matrix

• Voice Responsive Greeter

Something close to a final consensus:

A scene in a gallery with several simple characters scattered around a central light. Each character might start with a separate performance (“Shy Robot”) whenever not illuminated by the central light. The cycle could end with a coordinated performance.

Agenda

1. Administrative

2. Assignments

   • Due Tue Sep 17 Exercise: A Robotic Duet

3. In-class

   1. Quick idea review

   2. The panopticon

      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham#Abortive_prison_project

        • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham#/media/File:Panopticon.jpg

      • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/eastern-state-penitentiary

        • https://www.easternstate.org

      • https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/panopticon-prison-cuba

   3. Practical project planning.

   4. Workshopping the scene.

      1. Assembling props

      2. Role play

   5. Exercise 2 check-in meetings.